masculine · caṇḍāla 1 · caṇḍāla 2
Caṇḍāla 1 [Vedic caṇḍāla] a man of a certain low tribe, one of the low classes, an outcaste; grouped with others under nīcā kulā (low born clans) as caṇḍālā nesādā veṇā rathakārā pukkusā at A I 107 = II 85 = Pp 51. As caṇḍāla-pukkusā with the four recognized grades of society (see jāti and khattiya) at A I 162. — Vin IV 6; M II 152; S V 168 f. (°vaṃsa); A III 214, 228 (brāhmaṇa°); IV 376; Ja IV 303; Pv-a 175; Miln 200. — feminine caṇḍālī A III 226; Pv III 1 13 ; Dhp-a II 25. See also pukkusa. Caṇḍāla 2 (neuter) a kind of amusement or trick D I 6 (= ayogulakīḷā play with an iron ball Sv I 84).
a man of one of the outcast communities, an outcast
(masc, masc) outcast; low caste outcaste or untouchable
(nt, nt) trick; amusement; entertainment
(nt, nt) (comm) a game with iron balls; (or) the game of 'hemp washing'