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kuṇḍalāya

kuṇḍala

masc dat sg of kuṇḍala (noun); nt dat sg of kuṇḍala (noun); fem instr sg of kuṇḍalā (noun); fem dat sg of kuṇḍalā (noun); …

1. kuṇḍala (masc): ring; earring
2. kuṇḍala (nt): curl; twist; turn
3. kuṇḍalā (fem): ring; earring
4. kuṇḍala (masc): name of an arahant monk; lit. earring

Etymology. √kuṇḍ + a + la; from √kuṇḍ 'bend, mutilate'; Sanskrit kuṇḍala [kuṇḍ]

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

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