mAqa
māḍa ( cf. māla 2; Pali māḷa, māla), m. pl. māḍāḥ Mvy 5548 ( v.l. and Mironov māṭāḥ), some sort of building: Tib. rṅa ( drum ) khaṅ ( house, building ), or sṅa (= pūrva) khaṅ ; Chin. has two renderings, perh. intended like the two Tib. glosses; could the first Tib. mean drum-shaped hall? cf. maṇḍala-māḍa . PTSD derives the Pali word from Tamil māḍam, house .