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kañca

masc voc sg of kañca (noun)

1. ka (pron): who?; what?; which?
2. ka (pron): where?
3. ka (nt): water
4. kañca (masc): armour; mail
5. kaṃ (pron): which?; what?; whom?
6. ki (pron): who?; what?; which?
7. kā (fem): doing; performing; making

Analysis. kaṃ + ca

Etymology. √kañc + a; from √kañc 'bind, cover'; Sanskrit kaṅkaṭa

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

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