masculine, neuter
Kabala (masculine, neuter) [cf. Sanskrit kavala BHS kavaḍa Divy 290 (+ ālopa), 298, 470] a small piece (= ālopa Pv-a 70), a mouthful, always applied to food, either solid (i.e. as much as is made into a ball with the fingers when eating), or liquid Vin II 214; It 18 = Ja III 409; IV 93; Dhp 324; Miln 180, 400; Abhidh-av 69; Dhp-a II 65; Pv-a 39; Mhv 19, 74. — kabale kabale on every morsel Ja I 68; Miln 231; °sakabala applied to the mouth, with the mouth full of food Vin II 214; IV 195; — Sometimes written kabala. -āvacchedaka choosing portions of a mouthful, nibbling at a morsel Vin II 214; IV 196.
a lump of food; a mouthful
【陽、中】 小塊，一口。~liṅkāra,【陽】 許多的。~liṅkārāhāra,【陽】 實質性的食物。
(masc, masc, nt) lump; morsel; mouthful; lump of food Construction: kabaḷa > kabala