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metteyyāti

metteyya

masc

1. name of a mythical future Buddha
2. name of young Brahman; lit. friendly

Analysis. metteyya + iti

Etymology. √mitt > mett + *ā + eyya; from √mitt 'be friendly'; Sanskrit maitreya [mith]

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

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