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pheggū

pheggu

nt nom pl of pheggu (noun); nt acc pl of pheggu (noun); nt voc pl of pheggu (noun)

1. fibre; sapwood; soft, permeable, valueless wood surrounding the heartwood
2. worthless thing

Etymology. √phal > phel + gu; from √phal 'split open'; Sanskrit phalgu [phal]

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

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