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mandattā

mandatta

nt nom pl of mandatta (noun); nt instr sg of mandatta (noun); nt abl sg of mandatta (noun); nt voc sg of mandatta (noun); …

  1. ignorance; stupidity; confusion; (comm) state of being stupid and not knowing

Etymology. √mad + na + tta; from √mad 'be mad, be intoxicated'; Sanskrit mandatā [mad]

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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