Āḷaka or Āḷakā (feminine) [diminutive of aḷa (?) or of ārā1 (?). See Morris JPTS 1886, 158] 1. a thorn, sting, dart, spike, used either as arrow-straightener Miln 418; Dhp-a I 288; or (perhaps also for piece of bone, fishbone) in making up a comb Vv-a 349 (°sandhāpana = combined how Hardy got the meaning of "alum" in Index to Vv-a is incomprehensible). 2. a peg, spike, stake or post (to tie an elephant to, cf. ālāna). Cp II 1, 3.
(adj, adj) open; visible [lit.] like Āḷakamandā