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assakāyā

assakāya

masc nom pl of assakāya (noun); masc instr sg of assakāya (noun); masc abl sg of assakāya (noun); masc voc sg of assakāya (noun); …

1. cavalry platoon; squadron of horses; lit. body of horses

Etymology. assa + kāya; Sanskrit aśva + kāya

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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