fem instr sg of muddā (noun); fem dat sg of muddā (noun); fem abl sg of muddā (noun); fem gen sg of muddā (noun); …
Etymology. From the root √mud (to rejoice, be pleased; also to mark, seal), related to Sanskrit mudra, a seal, stamp, or symbolic hand gesture. The concrete sense of 'seal' or 'mark' (a sealed impression) extends to 'gesture' (a marked or signed posture of the hands and body), then to 'calculation' via finger-marking or finger-reckoning. The word enters European languages via Sanskrit: compare English mudra (the gesture itself, adopted from yoga and Buddhist practice). The root √mud appears in mudita (sympathetic joy) and in the sense of 'marking' or 'sealing'. No clear Indo-European cognate has been identified with confidence; the word may be non-Indo-European in origin, though some scholars connect it to roots meaning 'to turn' or 'to move'.
Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.
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