Pāli Dictionary

ala

Part of speech

noun · masculine

general

  • Krebsschere; Schere einer Krabbe

  • claw of a crab; pincer

  • Skorpionsschwanz; Stachel eines Skorpions

  • tail of a scorpion; scorpion’s sting

aḷa

approximate

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Synonyms

aṅguṭṭhaka

general

  • die Krebsschere; der Skorpionstachel

  • 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.

  • der Daumen; die große Zehe

  • the thumb; the big toe

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