mattha 1.1 · mattha 2.1
Mattha [cf. Vedic masta(ka) skull, head, Vedic mastiṣka brains; perhaps to Latin mentum chin, Cymr. mant jawbone; indirectly also to Latin mons mountain] the head, etc. Only in compound mattha-luṅga [cf. Sanskrit mastuluṅga] the brain Vin I 274; Snp 199; Khp III ; Ja I 493; Pj I 60; Vism 260 (in detail) 264, 359; Vibh-a 63, 243, 249; Dhp-a II 68; Pv-a 78, 80. — See also matthaka.
(masc, masc) head
(masc, masc, from mathati) churning stick; churner instrument for churning milk Construction: √manth > matth + a