दलdalaलम् [lam], लम् [दल्-अच्]
- लम् lam, लम् दल्-अच्
- (a) A piece, portion, part, fragment; वापीष्वन्तर्लीनमहानीलदलासु Śi.4.44. (b) A piece torn or split off. (c) Tearing, cutting.
- A degree.
- A half, the half.
- A sheath, scabbard.
- A small shoot or blade, a petal, leaf; ताम्बूलीनां दलैस्तत्र रचितापानभूमयः R.4.42; Ś.3.2,21.
- The blade of any weapon.
- A clump, heap, quantity.
- A detachment, a body of troops.
- Alloy or adulteration.
- Compound आढकः foam.
- a cuttle-fish bone.
- a ditch, moat.
- a hurricane, high wind.
- red chalk.
- wild sesamum.
- the Kunda creeper.
- a Sūdra.
- the headman of a village.
- an elephant's ear.
Derived forms and compounds
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-आढ्यम् mud on the banks of a river.
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-उदर Adjective having a tapering (leaf-like) belly; पूररेचकसंविग्नवलि- वल्गुदलोदरम् Bhāg.4.24.51.
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-कपाटः a folded leaf.
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-कोमलम् a lotus.
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-कोषः the Kunda creeper.
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-निर्मोकः the Bhūrja tree.
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-पुष्पा the Ketaka plant.
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-सूचिः, -ची Feminine a thorn.
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-स्नसा the fibre or vein of a leaf.
Source: Apte