masc instr pl of eḷaṇḍa (noun); masc abl pl of eḷaṇḍa (noun)
Etymology. Probably a Dravidian loanword; compare Tamil eḷḷai, Telugu eṇḍu, Kannada eṇḍe. The plant and its oil were known to South Asian cultures from early antiquity; the word entered Pali through contact with South Indian languages.
Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.
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