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pattikāyā

pattikāya

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

1. infantry platoon; squadron of foot-soldiers; lit. body of foot soldiers

Etymology. patti + kāya; Sanskrit patti + kāya

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

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