masculine accusative singular
Etymology. Sanskrit phala; cognate with English peel (originally a plant skin or husk), Greek pellein 'to drive off'; the primary sense is likely 'what falls off' or 'what is stripped away' (fruit as the detachable ripe part of a plant).
Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.
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