cakkavāḷa 2 · cakkavāḷa 1
Cakkavāḷa (masculine and neuter) a circle, a sphere, especially a mythical range of mountains supposed to encircle the world; plural worlds or spheres Ja I 53, 203; VI 330; Vism 205 (its extent), 207, 367, 421; As 297; Dhp-a 11, 15; III 498; in the trope "cakkavāḷaṃ atisambādhaṃ brahmaloko atinīco" (= the whole world cannot hold it) to express immensity Dhp-a I 310; Vv-a 68. -gabbha the interior of the c. sphere Ja IV 119; Sv I 284; -pabbata (neuter) the c. mountains, "world's end" Ja III 32; VI 272; -rajja (neuter) the whole world, strictly speaking the whole region of a sphere Ja II 392.
(nt, nt, comp) world system; solar-system world-circle, solar system [lit.] circle of wild animals Construction: cakka + vāḷa
(masc, masc, comp) world system; solar-system world-circle, solar system [lit.] circle of wild animals Construction: cakka + vāḷa