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khile

khila

masc acc pl of khila (noun); masc loc sg of khila (noun); nt acc pl of khila (noun); nt loc sg of khila (noun)

1. hardness; coldness; hard-heartedness (towards)
2. hardness; coldness; hard-heartedness (towards)
3. barren land; wasteland; desert
4. post; pole

Etymology. √khī + la; from √khī 'exhaust, destroy'; Sanskrit khila [kṣi]

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

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