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Lambita 40 Lapin
as does Dhtm 284] to hang down, to droop, fall Mhvs
32, 70 (lagg^ni lambigsu), 71 (akase lambamanani).
Fut. lambahiti (poet.) J v,302 (=lambissati). — Caus.
lambeti to cause to hang up or to be suspended, to hang
up Mhvs 34, 48. — Caus. II. lambapeti id. Mhvs 21, 15.
— pp. lambite. — Cp. abhi°, pa°, vi°.
Lambita [pp. of lambeti] hanging down, suspended Mhvs
27. 38; 30. 67-
Lambin (adj.) [fr. lamb] hanging down, able to hang or
bend down (with ref. to the membrum virile) Vin :ii.35
(" tassa bhikkhussa angajatag dighar) hoti lambati.
tasma Iambi ti vutto " Sam. Pas. 1.278).
Lambila (adj.) [reading not quite certain, cp, ambila]
sour, acrid, astringent (of taste) Nd' 240; Nd^ 540;
Dhs 629; DhsA 320 (reads lapila, v. 1. lampila ; expl*
as " badara-salava-kapiftha-salav' adi ") ; Miln 56 (reads
ambila).
Lambheti [Caus. of labh, for which usually labbheti (q. v.
under labhati). The Sk. form is lambhayati. — The
Dhtm. (840) puts it down as a special root, although
it occurs only in cpd. pa° in this special meaning:
" labhi vaiicane "] see palambheti (to deceive, dupe).
It may be possible that reading lampetva at A 11.77
(v. 1. lambitva) is to be corrected to lambhetva (comb*
with hapetva). —alambhavissa at S v. 146 is to be read
alam abhavissa, as at J 11.59.
Laya [cp. Sk. laya : see liyati] i. a brief measure of time,
usually comb* with other expressions denoting a short
moment, esp. frequent as khana laya muhutta Vin 1.12 ;
111.92; A IV. 137; cp. Dpvs 1. 16 (khane khane Jaye i
Buddho sabbalokar) avekkhati). — Vism 136 (isakam
pi layar) yantag pagganheth' eva manasag). — 2. time
in music, equal time, rhythm Davs iv.50 ; VvA 183
(dvadasannag laya-bhedanag vasena pabheda).
Lalati [lal, onomat;. cp. Lat. lallo "lull"; Sk. lalalla
Gc. XoAoc talkative; \a\ito talk; Ger. lallen. The
Dhtp distinguishes 2 roots : lal (=iccha) & la] (= vilasa
& upaseva)] to dally, sport, sing J 11.121 (ppr. lajamana)
; VvA 41 (lalanti ; with kijati), 57 (id.). ^— Caus.
laleti J 1.362 (ppr. lalenta) ; Vism 365 ; cp. upa° — pp.
lajita :
see pa°.
Lalatasee nalata (cp. langula).
Lava [fr. In] a small particle, a drop VvA 253 (lavanka a
small mark) ;
Sdhp 105 (°odaka).
Lavaka [fr. Ifi] a cutter, reaper SnA 148 (v. 1. lavaka).
See lavaka.
Lavava (nt.) [cp. late Vedic lava^ia, cp. Zimmer, A Hind.
Leben 54] salt, lotion Miln 112; Sdhp 158. See lona.
Lavana (nt.) [fr. lunati] cutting, reaping Miln 360.
Lavapeti Caus. of lunati (q. v.).
Lasagata (hattha) at A 11. 165 is to be read (with v. 1.) as
lepagata, i. e. sticky (opp. suddha).
Lasati [represents las to gleam, shine ; sport, play ; as well
as laf to desire, long for. Cp. Lat. lascivus ; Gr. XiXaioftai;
Goth. lustus=E., Ger. lust etc. — The Dhtp
324 defs. las as " kanti "] to desire, long ; to dance, play,
sport ; to shine ; to sound forth. See lasana, abhilSsa.
upalaseti, alasa, vilasa. — Caus. laseti to sport, to amuse
(oneself) Vin 11.10 (with vadeti, gayati, naccati).
LasikS (£.) [cp. Sk. •lasiVa] the fluid which lubricates the
joints, synovic fluid Vin 1.202 ; D 11.293 ) M 111.90 ;
S iv.iii ; Sn 196; 1. J 146; Miln 382. In detail at Vism
264, 362 ; VbhA 247.
LasI (f.) [etym. ?]
DhA 1.145.
brains J 1.493 (=matthalunga C.) =
Lasmia & Lasana (nt.) [cp. Sk. lacuna] garlic Vin 11. 140 ;
IV.258 ; J 1.474 ; Vv 43» ; VvA 186.
Lahati to lick :
Laha (adj.) [Sk. laghu & raghu :
see uUahaka, palahati, & lehati.
see etym. under langhati]
light, quicfcA i.io, 45. —lahug karoti to make light, to
be frivolous J n.451. — nt. lahug (adv.) quickly Pv
IV. i"; Dpvs 1.53; Mhvs 4, 17. — Usually as lahuka
(q.v.).
-citta light-minded S 1.20 1 ; J 111.73. -tthana lightness
of body, bodily vigour, good health M 1.437, 473 ;
D 1.204; Ud 15; Miln 14. [Cp. BSk. laghutthanata
Divy 1 56.] -parivatta quickly or easily changing VbhA
408.
Lahnka (adj.) [lahu + ka] i. light (opp. garuka); trifling
Vin 1.49; A 11.48 (apatti); iv.137 (jivitag parittag 1.);
Miln 344 (apatti). — 2. light, buoyant Th i, 104 (kayo);
Dhs 648 ;
Miln
105 ; PvA
280. atilahukag (adv.) too
soon Vin 11. 215. — 3 (as tt. in grammar) light (of
letters or syllables), opp. garuka DA 1.177 (with ref. to
the 10 fold vyaiijana of the dhamma).
Labuta (f.) [fr. lahu] lightness, buoyancy Dhs 42, 322, 585 ;
Vism 448.
Lahnsa (adj.) [fr. lahu] easily offended, touchy D 1.90 ;
expl* by DA 1.256 as follows : " lahusa ti lahuka,
appaken' eva tussanti va russanti va udaka-pitthe
labukatahag viya appakena pi uppilavanti." Cp.
rabhasa.
Lahuso(adv.)[orig. abl.oflahu] quickly A iv. 247 (sabba°);
Vism 238.
Lakha (f.) [cp. Sk. laksa] lac ; lac-dye ; enum* with other
colourings at Ml. 127= S 11. loi = A ill. 230. — SnA 577 ;
Vism 261 (as colour of blood).
-acariya expert in lac-dyeing SnA 577. -gulaka a
ball of lac SnA 80. -golaka id. SnA 577. -tamba
copper coloured with lac Th 2, 440 ( = lakha-rasarattehi
viya tambehi lomehi samannagata ThA 270).
-rasa essence of lac, used for dyeing ; lac-colouring
J v. 215 (°ratta-succhavi) ; vi.269 (id.); KhA 62, 63;
ThA 270.
Laja & Laja (f.) [cp. Vedic laja :
Zimmer,
AUind. Leben
269] I. fried grain, parched corn: occurring only in
comb" madhu-laja fried grain with honey, sweet corn
III. 538 IV. 214, 281. — 2. the flower of Dalbergia
J ;
arborea, used for scattering in bunches (with other
flowers making 5 kinds or colours) as a sign of welcome
& greeting, usually in phrase laja-paiicainani pupphani
("a cluster of flowers with laja as the fifth") DhA
I.I 12 ; VvA 31 ; J 1.55 ("paflcamakani p.) ; cp. J 11.240
(vippakinna-laja-kusuma-mandita-tala) ; vi.42 (vippakiijna-laja-kusuma-vasa-dhup'
andhakara) ; DhA
1.140
(vippakinna-valikag paiicavanna-kusuma-laja-pumiaghaja-patimaijdita).
Lajeti [fr. laja] to fry or have fried J vi.341 (v. 1. lafic",
lafij"), 385 (laiichetva; v. 1. laflci", lafije").
Lapa^
[fr. lap] talk : see cpds. abhi°, pa°, sal".
Lapa' [also fr. lap, lit. " talker," cp. similar semantics of
E. quail >Ger. quaken, quicken; E. quack. The P.
form rests on pop. etym., as in Sk. we find corresponding
name as laba] a sort of quail, Perdix chinensis
S V.I 46= J 11.59. As lapaka-sakuna also at J 11.59.
— Another name for quail is vaftaka.
Lapana(nt.) [fr. lapeti, Caus. of lap] muttering, utterance,
speech It 98 ; A 1.165 (lapita"). Perhaps also to be read
at Th 2, 73. — Cp. upa°.
Lapin (-°) (adj.) [fr. lap] talking (silly) S in. 143 (bala°).