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vālaṁ

vāla

accusative singular masculine of vāla (noun)

  1. hair (of body or head)
  2. grass, straw
  3. wool

Etymology. Root unclear; possibly related to Sanskrit vāla (hair, grass). The word may be connected to a root suggesting growth or standing-up fibers, but cognates in other Indo-European languages are not established.

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

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