N. mada adj. “soft, pliant, yielding” (Category: Soft)

⚠️N. mada, adj. “soft, pliant, yielding” (Category: Soft)

ᴺS. ^mae² “soft, pliant”

S. madha “mud”

Reference ✧ EtyAC/MASAG ✧ “soft, pliant, yielding”

Element In

• N. madhias “softness, pliancy” ✧ EtyAC/MASAG (maðias)

Derivations

• < ᴹ√MASAG “knead, make soft by rubbing, kneading” ✧ EtyAC/MASAG (MÁSAG)
  • < madhgh < MÁSAG ✧ EtyAC/MASAG
  • < ᴹ√M(B)AS “knead”

Phonetic Developments

ᴹ√MÁSAG > madhgh > mada

[mazga] > [maðɣa] > [maðɣ] > [maða]

✧ EtyAC/MASAG