dala 1.1 · dala 2.1
blade
Dala (neuter) [Sanskrit dala, °del (various of °der, see dara) in dalati (q.v.) original a piece chipped off = a chip, piece of wood, cf. daṇḍa, Mhg. zelge (branch); Oir delb (figure, form), deil (staff, rod)] a blade, leaf, petal (usually —°); akkhi-d. eyelid Thig-a 259; Sv I 194; As 378; uppala° As 311; kamala° (lotus-petal) Vv-a 35, 38; muttā° (?) Sv I 252; ratta-pavāḷa° Ja I 75.
【中】 草葉，葉，花瓣。
(adj, adj, in comps, from dāleti) breaking; splitting Construction: √dal + a
(nt, nt) blade, leaf, petal