मद

See also: मृदु and मृदा

Hindi

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /məd̪/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic مَدّ‎ (madd).

Noun

मद • (mad) f

  1. item, entry (e.g. in a bill)
  2. madd, maddah

Declension
Declension of मद
Singular Plural
Direct मद (mad) मदें (madẽ)
Oblique मद (mad) मदों (madõ)
Vocative मद (mad) मदो (mado)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Sanskrit मद (mada).

Noun

मद • (mad) m

  1. intoxication; passion
    Synonym: नशा (naśā)

References
  • McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “मद”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
  • Bahri, Hardev (1989), “मद”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons

Old Gujarati

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मद (mada)

Noun

मद (transliteration needed) m

  1. wantonness, rut

Pali

Alternative forms
Alternative forms
  • mada (Latin script)
  • 𑀫𑀤 (Brahmi script)
  • মদ (Bengali script)
  • මද (Sinhalese script)
  • မဒ (Burmese script)
  • มท (Thai script)
  • ᨾᨴ (Tai Tham script)
  • មទ (Khmer script)

Noun

मद m

  1. pride
  2. intoxication
  3. conceit
  4. sexual excess

Sanskrit

Etymology

Cognate with Avestan 𐬨𐬀𐬜𐬀‎ (maδa-, “intoxication”).

Noun

मद • (máda) m

  1. hilarity, rapture, excitement, inspiration, intoxication (RV. etc.)
    • 8th c., Bhavabhuti, Uttararāmacarita (Rama's Last Act), Act I, verse 36
      viniścetuṃ śakyo / na sukham iti vā duḥkham iti vā / pramoho nidrā vā / kim u viṣa|visarpaḥ kim u madaḥ?
      tava sparśe sparśe / mama hi parimūḍh’|êndriya|gaṇo/vikāraś caitanyaṃ / bhramayati ca sammīlayati ca.
      Every single time you touch me / a kind of transformation— / it can’t be described as joy or sorrow, / ecstasy or sleep,
      a state of intoxication / or all-suffusing poison— / confuses my senses and at once / excites and dulls my awareness.
  2. (dual with मदस्य​ (madasya)) name of 2 sāmans (ĀrshBr.)
  3. (in compounds) ardent passion for (MBh.)

Declension
Masculine a-stem declension of मद
Nom. sg. मदः (madaḥ)
Gen. sg. मदस्य (madasya)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative मदः (madaḥ) मदौ (madau) मदाः (madāḥ)
Vocative मद (mada) मदौ (madau) मदाः (madāḥ)
Accusative मदम् (madam) मदौ (madau) मदान् (madān)
Instrumental मदेन (madena) मदाभ्याम् (madābhyām) मदैः (madaiḥ)
Dative मदाय (madāya) मदाभ्याम् (madābhyām) मदेभ्यः (madebhyaḥ)
Ablative मदात् (madāt) मदाभ्याम् (madābhyām) मदेभ्यः (madebhyaḥ)
Genitive मदस्य (madasya) मदयोः (madayoḥ) मदानाम् (madānām)
Locative मदे (made) मदयोः (madayoḥ) मदेषु (madeṣu)

Descendants
  • Tamil: மதம் (matam)

References
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