mettā

See also: metta, Metta, and mettä

Pali

Alternative forms
Alternative forms
  • 𑀫𑁂𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸 (Brahmi script)
  • मेत्ता (Devanagari script)
  • মেত্তা (Bengali script)
  • මෙත‍්තා (Sinhalese script)
  • မေတ္တာ (Burmese script)
  • เมตฺตา (Thai script)
  • ᨾᩮᨲ᩠ᨲᩣ (Tai Tham script)
  • មេត្តា (Khmer script)

Etymology

From Sanskrit मैत्र (maitra).

Noun

mettā f

  1. loving-kindness

Descendants
  • Khmer: មេត្តា (meettaa)
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