Pāli Dictionary

mettiya

mittrootiyasuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

mitt1to be friendly

monastic

  • Mettiya, name of one of the leaders of the notorious ‘group of six’ monks (chabbaggiyā); also the name of a bhikkhunī

metti

approximate

mittrootisuffix

via inflected form mettiyā · instrumental singular / dative singular / ablative singular / genitive singular / locative singular

Part of speech

noun · feminine

Root

mitt1to be friendly

mind

  • amity; friendliness; benevolence; loving-kindness

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