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The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

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Lambita<br />

Lambita [pp. of lambeti] hanging down, suspended Mhvs 27, 38; 30, 67.<br />

Lambin<br />

Lambin (adj.) [fr. lamb] hanging down, able to hang or bend down (with ref. to the membrum virile) Vin<br />

iii.35 ("tassa bhikkhussa angaj!ta' d"gha' hoti lambati, tasm! lamb" ti vutto" Sam. P!s. i.278).<br />

Lambila<br />

Lambila (adj.) [reading not quite certain, cp. ambila] sour, acrid, astringent (of taste) Nd1 240; Nd2 540;<br />

Dhs 629; DhsA 320 (reads lapila, v. l. lampila; expld as "badara -- s!)ava -- kapi&&ha -- s!)av' !di"); Miln 56<br />

(reads ambila).<br />

Lambheti<br />

Lambheti [Caus. of labh, for which usually labbheti (q. v. under labhati). <strong>The</strong> Sk. form is lambhayati. --<br />

<strong>The</strong> Dhtm. (840) puts it down as a special root, although it occurs only in cpd. pa˚ in this special meaning:<br />

"labhi vañcane"] see palambheti (to deceive, dupe). It may be possibie that reading lampetv! at A ii.77 (v. l.<br />

lambitv!) is to be corrected to lambhetv! (combd with h!petv!). -- alambhavissa at S v.146 is to be read<br />

alam abhavissa, as at J ii.59.<br />

Laya<br />

Laya [cp. Sk. laya: see l"yati] 1. a brief measure of time, usually combd with other expressions denoting a<br />

short moment, esp. frequent as kha*a laya muhutta Vin i.12; iii.92; A iv.137; cp. Dpvs i.16 (kha*e kha*e<br />

laye Buddho sabbaloka' avekkhati). -- Vism 136 ("sakam pi laya' yanta' pagga*heth' eva m!nasa'). -- 2.<br />

time in music, equal time, rhythm D!vs iv.50; VvA 183 (dv!dasanna' laya -- bhed!na' vasena pabheda).<br />

La)ati<br />

La)ati [lal, onomat;. cp. Lat. lallo "lull"; Sk. lalall!; Gr. la/los talkative; lale/w talk; Ger. lallen. <strong>The</strong> Dhtp<br />

distinguishes 2 roots: lal (=icch!) & la) (= vil!sa & upasev!)] to dally, sport, sing J ii.121 (ppr. la)am!n!);<br />

VvA 41 (la)ant"; with k")ati), 57 (id.). -- Caus. la)eti J i.362 (ppr. l!)ent!); Vism 365; cp. upa˚ -- pp. la)ita:<br />

see pa˚.<br />

Lal!&a<br />

Lal!&a see nal!&a (cp. langula).<br />

Lava<br />

Lava [fr. l(] a small particle, a drop VvA 253 (lavanka a small mark); Sdhp 105 (˚odaka).<br />

Lavaka<br />

Lavaka [fr. l(] a cutter, reaper SnA 148 (v. l. l!vaka). See l!vaka.<br />

Lava*a

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