Pāli Dictionary

aḷa

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Synonyms

aṅguṭṭhaka

general

  • the claw or pincer of a crab; a scorpion’s sting/tail

  • MN 35

    yaññad'eva hi so, bhante, kakkaṭako aḷaṃ abhininnāmeyya taṃ tadeva te kumārakā vā kumārikā vā kaṭṭhena vā kathalena vā sañchindeyyuṃ sambhañjeyyuṃ sampalibhañjeyyuṃ.

  • the thumb; the big toe

ala

approximate

Part of speech

noun · masculine

general

  • claw of a crab; pincer

  • tail of a scorpion; scorpion’s sting

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