The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

corner, an angle Vin i.48, 286; J i.73; iii.42; v.38; vi.519; PvA 74; DhA ii.178; D!vs ii.111. -- c"vara˚ the
edge of the garment Vism 389. Freq. in cpd. catu˚ (catukka**a) four -- cornered, square, as Ep. of Niraya
Nd2 304iii=Pv i.1013 (expld by catu -- ko*a).
-- 180 --
Also of cloth Vin ii.228; J i.426; iv.250. -- 2. the ear Sn 608; J i.146, 194; DhA i.390 (das!˚). Freq. in
phrase ka**a' chindati (to cut off the ear) as punishment, e. g. A i.47. -- loc. ka**e in the ear, i. e. in a low
tone, in a whisper DhA i.166. -- 3. the tip of a spoon J. i.347. -- assaka**a N. of a tree (see under assa3). --
alank!ra an ornament for the ear J v.409. -- !yata (mutta) (a pearl) inserted in the lobe of the ear J ii. 275,
276. -- kita (should it be ka*ha˚? cp. pa'sukita, malaggakita; kita=kata) spoiled, rusty, blunt Vin ii.115 (of
needles); dirty, mouldy Vin i.48 (of a floor); ii.209 (of walls); stained, soiled Vin iv.281 (of robes). --
g(thaka the cerumen, wax, of the ear, Vin ii.134; Sn 197= J i.146. -- c!lana shaking the ears J iii.99. -- c()a
the root of the ear J vi.488; as ˚c(lik! at J ii.276; Vism 255; DhA iv.13. -- chidda (nt.) the orifice of the ear,
the outer auditory passage (cp. s(ci -- chidda eye of the needle) Vin iii.39; J ii.244, 261. -- chinna one
whose ears are cut off Vin i.322; Kvu 31. -- cheda cutting or tearing off of the ear Miln 197, 290. -- jappaka
one who whispers into the ear, one who tells secretly, also a gossip Vin ii.98; sa˚ whispered into the ear,
appl. to a method of taking votes ibid. Cp. upaka**akajappin. -- jappana whispering into the ear D i.11; DA
i.97. -- tela anointing the ear with medicinal oil D i.12 (expld at DA i.98, where reading is ˚telana'). -- n!sa
ear & nose J ii.117; Miln 5 (˚chinna). -- patta the lobe of the ear J v.463. As ˚panta at ThA 211. --
p!li=˚patta Th 2, 259 (expld by ˚panta). -- pi&&h" the upper part or top of the ear DhA i.394. -- puccha the
"tail" or flap of the ear Sdhp 168. -- bila orifice of the ear Vism 195. -- bheri a sort of drum. Cp. ix.24. --
mala "ear -- dirt," ear -- wax, in ˚hara*", an instrument for removing the wax from the ear Vin ii.135. --
m!l! a garland from corner to corner (of a temple) D!vs ii.111. -- mu*.a 1. (adj.) one whose ears have been
shorn or clipped Pv ii.1218 (of the dog of Hell, cp. PvA 152 chinnaka**a). -- 2. (˚ka) "with blunt corners,"
N. of the first one of the fabulous 7 Great Lakes (satta -- mah!sar!) in the Himavant, enumd at J v.415;
Vism 416; DA i.164. -- m(la the root of the ear, the ear in gen. J i.335; iii.124; loc. fig in a low tone DhA
i.173; near, near by DhA ii.8 (mama k.). -- roga a disease of the ear DhsA 340. -- vall" the lobe of the ear
Mhvs 25, 94. -- vijjhana perforating the ear, ˚mangala the ceremony of ear -- piercing DhA ii.87; cp.
mangala. -- vedha (cp. prec.) ear -- piercing, a quasi religious ceremony on children J v.167. -- sakkhali &
˚ik! the orifice or auditory passage of the ear DhA i.148; DhsA 334, in which latter passage ˚ika' paharati
means to impinge on the ear (said of the wind); ˚ika' bhindati (=bhindanto viya paharati) to break the ear
(with unpleasant words) DhA ii.178 (T. sankhali', v. l. sakkhali'). -- sankhali a small chain attached to the
ear with a small ornament suspended from it J v.438. -- sandhovika washing the ears A v.202. -- sukha 1.
(adj.) pleasant to the ear, agreable D i.4=M i.179, 268 =A ii.209#; Miln 1; DA i.75=DhsA 397; -- 2. (nt.)
pleasant speech J ii.187; v.167; opp. ka**a -- s(la. -- sutta an ornamental string hanging from the ear Vin
ii.143. -- suttaka a string from corner to corner, a clothes -- line Vin i.286. -- s(la 1. a piercing pain (lit.
stake) in the ear, ear -- ache VvA 243. -- 2. what is disagreeable to hear, harsh speech DhsA 397 (opp.
˚sukha). -- sota the auditory passage, the ear (+ n!sika -- sot!ni, as ubho sot!ni, i. e. he&&h! & uparim!) D
i.106=Sn p. 108; A iv.86; J ii.359; Miln 286, 357; DhA ii.72.
Ka**aka
Ka**aka (& ˚ika) (adj.) [fr. ka**a] having corners or ears ( -- ˚); f. ˚ik! Vin ii.137; J ii.185. -- k!)a --
ka**ika see under k!)a.
Ka**avant
Ka**avant (adj.) [fr. ka**a] having an (open) ear, i. e. clever, sharp J ii.261 (=ka**achidda' pana na
kassaci n'atthi C.).
Ka**ik!