माँत

Hindi

Etymology

  • Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *meh₂d-
    Proto-Indo-European *-tós
    Proto-Indo-Iranian *matˢtás
    Sanskrit म॒त्त (mattá)
    Prakrit 𑀫𑀢𑁆𑀢 (matta)
    Hindi माँत (mā̃t)

    Inherited from Prakrit मत्त (matta), from Sanskrit मत्त (mattá). Doublet of मस्त (mast) and मत्त (matt); related to माता (mātā, “intoxicated”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Delhi) IPA(key): /mɑ̃ːt̪/, [mä̃ːt̪]

    Adjective

    माँत • (mā̃t) (Urdu spelling مانت)[1][2]

    1. intoxicated
    2. in rut, excited
    3. crazy, mad

    References

    1. ^ Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “माँत”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
    2. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “mattá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 560
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