feminine · mattikā 1 · mattikā 2
soil
clay; soil
Mattikā (feminine) [cf. Vedic mr̥ttikā, derived from Vedic mr̥t (mr̥d) soil, earth, clay; with Pāli maṇḍa, Sanskrit vimradati. Greek βλαδαρός soft, Osil. mylsna dust, Gothic mulda, Anglo-Saxon molde (E. mould, mole = mouldwarp), to same rootmr̥d as in Sanskritmr̥du = Latin mollis soft, Greek ἀμαλδύνω to weaken, Sanskrit mardati andmr̥dnāti to crush, powder, causative mardayati; also in cognate °mḷd as appearing in Greek μέλδω to melt = Ags meltan, Old High German smelzan] 1. clay {518} J VI 372; Mhv 29, 5 f. — tamba° red clay Dhp-a IV 106; Pv-a 191. mattikā plural kinds of clay (used in cosmetics, like Fuller's earth) Ja V 89 (nānā-cunṇāni + mattikā; see also cuṇṇa). 2. loam, mud M III 94 (alla° fresh loam or mud); Vism 123 (aruṇa-vaṇṇā); Pj I 59 (paṇḍu); Vv-a 65; Pv-a 216 (aruṇa-vaṇṇā). -thāla bowl of clay Dhp-a IV 67; -piṇḍa a lump of clay or loam Sv I 289; same trope at Pv-a 175.
【陰】 泥土，土壤。~piṇda,【陽】 一塊泥土。~bhājana,【中】 陶器（容器）。
(fem, fem, from madda) clay; earth clay, soil Construction: √madd > matt + ikā
(fem, fem, from madda) cosmetic clay; fuller's earth clay, soil Construction: √madd > matt + ikā