ممتا

ममता mamatā, vulg. mamtā(fr. mama, q.v.), s.f. Egoism; the sense of 'meum'; the interest, or affection, entertained for objects from the considering them as belonging to or connected with one's self; sense of ownership, or of self-interest; appropriation; selfishness; affection, attachment (to);—individuality;—self-sufficiency; pride, arrogance; covetousness, avarice:—mamatā-yukt, vulg. mamtā-jukt, adj. & s.m. (f. -ā), Filled with selfishness, selfinterested, selfish; miserly;—an egotist, a selfish man, a miser.