Āḷārika and °iya (adjective/noun) [Sanskrit ārālika, of uncertain etymology] a cook D I 51 (= bhattakāraka Sv I 157); Ja V 296 (= bhattakāraka commentary); 307; VI 276 (°iya, commentary °ika = sūpika); Miln 331.
(masc, masc, from āḷāra) cook; chef; baker cook Construction: āḷāra + ika