masculine · ara 1 · ara 2
spoke
Ara [Vedic ara from r̥, r̥ṇoti; see etymology under appeti and cf. more especially Latin artus limb, Greek ἃρμα chariot, also Pāli aṇṇava] the spoke of a wheel D II 17 (sahassāra adjective with thousand spokes), cf. Miln 285; Ja IV 209; VI 261; Miln 238; Dhp-a II 142; Vv-a 106 (in allegorical etymology of Arahant = saṃsāra-cakkassa arānaṃ hatattā "breaker of the spokes of the wheel of rebirth") = Pv-a 7 (has saṃsāra-vaṭṭassa); Vv-a 277.
ara mfn. (√ f ), swift, speedy, L.
the spoke of a wheel
【中】 輪輻。
ara a. [ iyarti gacCatyanena, f-ac ] 1 Speedy, swift. 2 Little. 3 Going (at the end of comp. ). — raH 1 The spoke or radius of a wheel; ( °raM also); arEH saMDAryate nABirnABO cArAH pratizWitAH Pt. 1. 81. 2 A spoke of the timewheel; a jaina division of time. 3 A corner ( koRa ) or angle; tripaMcAre pIWe Śyāmāstava. 4 Moss ( SEvAla ). 5 = parpawa q. v. Comp. — aMtara ( pl. ) the intervals of the spoke; V. 1. 4. — GawwaH, -GawwakaH [ arEH Gawwyate racyate asO ] 1 a wheel or machine for raising water from a well ( Mar. rAhAwa ). (It usually consists of a single wheel with spokes on each side serving as handles to turn it, and a rope with a bucket attached to it passes over this wheel); °dfM KelayamAnaH Pt. 4 turning this machine; °GawI a bucket so used; kUpamAsAdya °wImArgeRa sarpastenAnItaH Pt. 4. 2 a deep well.
(nt, nt) spoke of a wheel spoke of a wheel Construction: √ar + a
(masc, masc) spoke of a wheel spoke of a wheel Construction: √ar + a