[Tel.] adj. Soft, mild, gentle, mettani, mrduvaina.n. Bedding, a mattress, cushion, pad. parupu, sagaramumose yeddu gantamidiparupu. A saddle or numdah, gurrapupallamu. mettaga metta-ga. adv. Softly, slowly. mrduvuga. mettaga pindikottu to pound or beat fine. mettagillu metta-gillu. v. n. To become soft,mettanagu. mettadi mettadi. n. A sprat, a small inferior fish. okacepa. mettana mettana. n. Softness, mrdutvamu. Mildness, slowness. santi. “cittambulogala siksaceyincu, kattikimettanagaladeyendaina.” Sar. D. 584. ceyyimettanaceyu to grease one’s palm or to bribe. adj. Soft, gentle, mrduvaina. adv. Softly, straight, tinnaga mettani mettani. adj. Soft, mild, slow, yielding, meek, mrduvaina. mettanivadu a soft, patient man. mettapadu or mettabaru metta-pa-du. v. n. To soften. mrduvagu. To be mollified, yield,santapadu, anagu. mettapatu metta-patu. n. Softness, mrdutvamu. Delay, alasyamu.