Mudu (adj.) [Vedic mṛdu, fr. mṛd: see maddati; cp. Lat. mollis (fr. *moldṷis); Gr. a)maldu/nw to weaken, Cymr. blydd soft] soft, mild, weak, tender Dii.17=iii.143 (+taluṇa); A ii.151 (pañcindriyāni mudūni, soft, blunt, weak: opp. tikkha); S ii.268 (˚taluṇa -- hatthapādā); Sn 447 (=muduka SnA 393); Th 1, 460 (=loving); Pv i.92; Vism 64; PvA 46, 230. Compar. mudutara S v.201.

-- indriya (mud˚) weak, slow minded, of dull senses Ps i.121=ii.195; Vism 87. -- citta a tender heart PvA 54. -- cittatā kind (soft) heartedness DhA i.234. -- piṭṭhika having a soft (i. e. pliable) back Vin iii.35. -- bhūta supple, malleable D i.76 (+kammaniya); Pug 68. -- maddava soft & tender (said of food taken by young women to preserve their good looks) DhsA 403. -- hadaya tender -- hearted DhA ii.5.