adjective · ambila 1 · ambila 2
sour
Ambila (adjective) [Sanskrit amla = Latin amarus] sour, acid; one of the 6 rasas or tastes, viz. a., lavaṇa, tittaka, kaṭuka, kasāya, madhura (see under rasa): thus at Miln 56. Another enumeration at Nidd II §540 and Dhs 629. — Ja I 242 (°anambila), 505 (loṇ°); II 394 (loṇ°); Sv I 270 (°yāgu sour gruel); Dhp-a II 85 (ati-ambila, with accuṇha and atisīta).
sour, acid (one of the six tastes); pickled
【形】 變酸。【陽】 酸味，酸。
(adj, adj, from amba) sour sour Construction: amba + ila
(masc, masc, from amba) sour taste; acidic taste sour taste, acid Construction: amba + ila