మెత్త

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Telugu[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA(key): /met̪ːa/

Etymology 1[edit]

Adjective[edit]

మెత్త (metta)

  1. Soft, gentle
Synonyms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Cognate with Kannada ಮೆತ್ತೆ (mette), Malayalam മെത്ത (metta), Tamil மெத்தை (mettai).

Noun[edit]

మెత్త (metta? (plural మెత్తలు)

  1. Bedding, a mattress, cushion, pad.

References[edit]

"మెత్త" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 1022