masculine
Gaḷa [same as gala] 1. a drop, i.e. a fall: see gaḷāgala. 2. a swelling, a boil (= gaṇḍa) Ja IV 494 (mattā gajā bhinnagaḷā elephants in rut; explained on page 497 by madaṃ gaḷantā); Snp 61 (? v.l. gaṇḍa). 3. a hook, a fishhook Snp 61 (?), explained at Pj II 114 by ākaḍḍhanavasena baḷiso. — gaḷāgaḷaṃ gacchati to go from drop to drop, i.e. from fall to fall, with reference to the gatis Ja V 453 (explained by apāyaṃ gacchati).
a fish hook
(adj, adj, in comps, from gaḷati) dripping; oozing Construction: √gal > gaḷ + a