The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Ku&&ha
Ku&&ha1 (nt.) (cp. kus; Sk. ku+&h! f.) leprosy J v.69, 72, 89; vi.196, 383; Vism 35 (+ga*.a); DA i.260, 261,
272. The disease described at DhA 161 sq. is probably leprosy. Cp. kil!sa. On var. kinds of leprosy see J
v.69, iv.196.
Ku&&ha
Ku&&ha2 a kind of fragrant plant (Costus speciosus) or spice J vi.537.
Ku&&hita
Ku&&hita hot, sweltering (of u*ha) S iv.289 (v. l. kikita); molten (of tamba, cp. uttatta) Pgdp 33. See also
kathati kuthati, ukka&&hita & pakku&&hita.
Ku&&hin
Ku&&hin a leper M i.506 (in simile); Th 1, 1054; J v.413; vi.196; Ud 49; DhA iii.255.
Ku&&hilik!
Ku&&hilik! the pericarp or envelope of a seed (phala˚) VvA 344 (=sip!&ik!).
Ku&h!r"
Ku&h!r" (f.) [cp. Sk. ku&h!ra, axe=Lat. culter, knife from *(s)qer, to cut, in Lat. caro, etc]. An axe, a hatchet
Vin iii.144; S iv.160, 167; M i.233=S iii.141; A. i.141; ii.201; iv.171; J i.431; DhA iii.59; PvA 277.
Purisassa hi j!tassa kuth!r" j!yate mukhe "when man is born, together with him is born an axe in his mouth
(to cut evil speech)" S i.149=Sn 657=A v.174.
Ku.umalaka
Ku.umalaka [for kusuma˚] an opening bud A iv.117, 119.
Ku..a
Ku..a [to k+ud to grind, cp. cu**a] a wall built of wattle and daub, in ˚nagaraka "a little wattle and daub
town" D ii.146, 169 (cp. Rh.D. on this in Buddh. Suttas p. 99). Three such kinds of simply -- built walls are
mentioned at Vin iv.266, viz. i&&hak!˚ of tiles, sil!˚
-- 220 --
of stone, d!ru˚ of wood. The expln of ku..a at Vism 394 is "geha -- bhittiy! etam adhivacana'." Ku..a --
r!j! see under ku&&a). Also in tiroku..a' outside the wall M i.34=ii.18; A iv.55; Vism 394, and tiroku..esu
Kh viii1=Pv i.51. -- paraku..a' niss!ya J ii.431 (near another man's wall) is doubtful; vv. ll. S. ku..ha'. B.
ku&a' and ku&&a'. (ku..a -- ) p!da the lower part of a lath and plaster wall Vin ii.152. Note. Ku..a at Vin
ii.151 is to be read ku&&a.
Ku..am(la
Ku..a -- m(la a sort of root Vin iii.15.