masculine
a cat
Biḷāra [etymology uncertain, probably a loan-word; cf. late Sanskrit biḍāla and see also Pāli biḷāla. The Prākrit forms are birāla and virāla, feminine birālī] a cat D II 83; M I 128, 334; S II 270; A III 122 (viḷāra); V 202, 289; Thag 1138; Ja I 461 (as representing deceit), 480; V 406, 416, 418; Miln 118; Dhp-a II 152; Pp-a 225. On biḷāra in similes cf. JPTS 1907, 116. -nissakkana (-matta) (large enough) for a cat to creep through A V 195; -bhastā (a bag of) catskin M I 128 (explained by Buddhaghosa as "biḷāra-camma-pasibbako"); Thag 1138. At both passages in similes.
【陽】 貓。~bhastā,【陰】 風箱。
(masc, masc) cat cat