Matteyya (& metteyya) (adj.) [fr. mātā, *mātreyya> *matteyya] reverential towards one's mother, motherloving D iii.74; Pv ii.718 (=mātu hita PvA 104; v. l. mett˚). Spelling at D iii.72 is metteyya. It is difficult to decide about correct spelling, as metteyya is no doubt influenced by the foll. petteyya, with which it is always combined.