…SN.i.79 (variant reading mattikā˚).

• -bhājana clay or earthenware vessel Snp.577; Vism.231 (in comparison);…

…mattikā pl. kinds of clay (used in cosmetics, like Fuller’s earth) Ja.v.89 (nānā-cunṇāni mattikā; see also…

(~ā & mattikā1)n. & neuter

1. (mfn.) little, slight, insignificant.
2. (n.) a trifle; a little thing

with little clay

worm casts?

clay mixed with bran.

pot-seller’s stall, a shop or stall for pots.

…moist, wet MN.iii.94 (-mattikā -puñja a heap of moist clay; may be taken in meaning 2). 2. fresh (opp. stale), new; freshly plucked,…

Bhājana¹

neuter a bowl, vessel, dish, usually earthenware, but also of other metal, e.g. gold (suvaṇṇa˚) DN-a.i.295; copper (tamba˚ Dhp-a.i.395; bronze (kaṃsa˚) Vism.142 (in simile). Vin …

…comb^d with mattikā clay, in distinction of which c. is for delicate use (tender skin), whereas m. for…

…in cpd. gaṇḍamattikā clay mixed with earth-worms Vin.ii.151 (cp. Bdhgh. gaṇḍuppādagūtha-mattikā clay mixed with excrement…

…Vin.iv.261; consisting of either jatu kaṭṭha (wood), piṭṭha (flour), or mattikā (clay).

Sk. jatu; cp. Lat. bitumen pitch; Ags….

Kakka¹

a sediment deposited by oily substances, when ground; a paste Vin.i.205 (tila˚), Vin.i.255. Three kinds enumerated at Ja.vi.232: sāsapa˚ (mustard-paste), mattika˚ (fragrant earth- …

powder for the face, slightly adhesive, used by ladies, Ja.v.302 where 5 kinds are enumerated: sāsapa˚, loṇa˚, mattika˚, tila˚, haliddi˚.

cp. kakka = kalka

the doing, deed, work orig. meaning (see karoti) either building (cp. Lit kùrti, Opr. kūra to build) or weaving, plaiting (still in mālākamma and latā˚ “the intertwining of garland …

1. the red powder of rice husks Vin.ii.280 (see Bdgh Vin.ii.328: kukkusaṃ mattikaṃ = kuṇḍakañ c’eva mattikañ ca).
2. (adj.) variegated, spotted Ja.vi.539 (= kaḷakabara Ja.vi.540; variant reading B. ukkusa).

…(bāhira˚); Ja.ii.25 (mattikā˚). 2. (fig.) plaster, i.e. that which sticks, affection, attachment, etc., in taṇhā˚ the stain of…

…Vedic mṛd to crush: see etym. under mattikā

…(mardati) same: see mattikā
■ The Dhtp (No. 245) defines mṛ; by “pāṇa-cāge,” i.e. giving up breathing.

adjective (-˚ only) made of, consisting of
■ An interesting analysis (interesting for judging the views and sense of etymology of an ancient commentator) of maya is given by Dhamm …

…see Walde, Lat. Wtb. s. v. mollis. Cp. also mattikā

…viz. ayo˚ of iron & mattikā˚ of clay, dāru˚ a wooden bowl Vin.ii.112, Vin.ii.143. uda˚ a bowl of water or a water-bowl MN.i.100;…

…see J.P.T.S. 1893, 37. -mattikā yellow loam, clay soil Kp-a.59. -roga jaundice Vin.i.206 (˚ābādha),…

at Ja.i.382 (˚piṇḍa + mattikā-piṇḍa) is doubtful. Fausböll suggests mistake for palala straw, so also Ed. Müller, P.Gr. 6.

…quite clear (“natural,…

copper (“the dark metal”); usually in combinations, signifying colour of or made of (cp. loha bronze), e.g. lākhātamba (adj.) Thig.440 (colour of an ox); -akkhin Vv.32#3 (timira˚) Sdhp.286; *-nakh …

stupa or tope, a bell-shaped pile of earth, a mound, tumulus, cairn; dome, esp. a monument erected over the ashes of an Arahant (otherwise called dhātugabbha = dāgaba), or on spots consecrated as sce …

…Pv-a.93 (˚vesa appearance of a madman), Pv-a.95. f. ummattikā Vin.iv.259, Vin.iv.265; Thag-a.111.

…gūtha, mutta, chārikā, mattikā Vin.i.206
■ Cp. vekaṭika.

• -bhojana filthy food…

…should bathe with perfumed soap)
■ f. vāsitikā (scil. mattikā) scented clay Vin.ii.280 (id.).

fr. vāsita

…Mhvs.4; Mhvs.30, Mhvs.26 (mattikā-dāyakaṃ yatiṃ); Mhvs.32, Mhvs.32 (khīṇāsavassa yatino) Dāvs iv.33 (yatī); Vism.79 (vikampeti…

earthenware, crockery; in -āpaṇa a crockery shop, chandler’s shop Vin.iv.243.

ā + mattikā