The corpus record — Pali

majjaṁ

Majja

neuter intoxicant, intoxicating drink, wine, spirits Vin.i.205 ; DN.iii.62 , DN.iii.63 ; Snp.398 (+ pāna = majjapāna); Vv-a.73 (= surā ca merayañ ca); Sdhp.267 . drinking place Ja.iv.223 (= pān’ āgāra). -pa one who drinks strong drink, a drunkard AN.iv.261 ; Snp.400 ; Pv.iv.1#76 (a˚); Thag-a.38 . -

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What it meant — PTS Pali–English Dictionary

neuter

intoxicant, intoxicating drink, wine, spirits Vin.i.205; DN.iii.62, DN.iii.63; Snp.398 (+ pāna = majjapāna); Vv-a.73 (= surā ca merayañ ca); Sdhp.267.
drinking place Ja.iv.223 (= pān’ āgāra).

-pa one who drinks strong drink, a drunkard AN.iv.261; Snp.400; Pv.iv.1#76 (a˚); Thag-a.38.
-pāna drinking of intoxicating liquors Vv.15#8; Vv-a.73; Sdhp.87.
-pāyaka = majjapa Ja.ii.192 (a˚).
-pāyin = ˚pāyaka Sdhp.88
-vikkaya sale of spirits Ja.iv.115.

fr. mad, cp. Vedic mada & madya

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Pali text and translations from SuttaCentral (Bilara), dedicated to the public domain (CC0). PTS Pali–English Dictionary entries, public domain.