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pamattā

pamatta

masc nom pl of pamatta (pp); fem nom sg of pamatta (pp); fem nom pl of pamatta (pp); nt nom pl of pamatta (pp); …

1. careless; heedless; negligent; inattentive; lit. actively intoxicated
2. intoxicated; drunk; lit. actively intoxicated

Etymology. pa + √mad + ta; from √mad 'be mad, be intoxicated'; Sanskrit pramatta [pramad]

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

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