masculine, neuter · āḷhaka 1 · āḷhaka 2
Āḷhaka (masculine and neuter) [Sanskrit āḍhaka, from *āḍha probably meaning "grain"] a certain measure of capacity, originally for grain; in older texts usually applied to a liquid measure (udaka°). Its size is given by Buddhaghosa at Pj II 476 as follows: "cattāro patthā āḷhakāni doṇaṃ etc." — udakāḷhaka S V 400; A II 55 = III 337; Vv-a 155. — In other connections at Ja I 419 (aḍḍh°); III 541 (mitaṃ āḷhakena = dhañña-māpaka-kammaṃ kataṃ commentary); Miln 229 (patt°); Dhp-a III 367 (aḍḍh°). {111} -thālikā a bowl of the capacity of an āḷhaka Vin I 240; A III 369; Dhp-a III 370 (v.l. bhatta-thālikā).
a fluid and dry measure
(masc, masc) measure of volume
(nt, nt) measure of volume