Mamāyati [Denom. fr. mama, cp. Sk. mamāyate in same meaning (not with Böhtlingk & Roth: envy) at MBh xii.8051 and Aṣṭas Prajñā Pāramitā 254] to be attached to, to be fond of, to cherish, tend, foster, love M i.260; S iii.190; Th 1, 1150; Sn 922 (mamāyetha); Nd1 125 (Bhagavantaŋ); J iv.359 (=piyāyati C.); Miln 73; VbhA 107 (mamāyatī ti mātā: in pop. etym. of mātā); DhA i.11; SnA 534; Mhvs 20, 4. -- pp. mamāyita.