kacchu 1 · kacchu 2 · kacchu 3
itch
Kacchu [derivation uncertain, cf. Sanskrit kacchu, dialect for kharju: perhaps connected with khajjati, eating, biting1. the plant Carpopogon pruriens, the fruit of which causes itch when applied to the skin Dhp-a III 297 (mahā°-phalāni).2. itch, scab, a cutaneous disease, usually in phrase kacchuyā khajjati "to be eaten by itch" (cf. English itch > eat) Vin I 202, 296; Ja V 207; Pv II 3 11 (cf. kapi°); Vism 345; Dhp-a I 299. -cuṇṇa the powdered fruit of Carpopogon pruriens , causing itch Dhp-a III 297; -piḷakā scab and boils Ja V 207.
【陰】 癢，結疤，倒鈎毛黧豆（其果實能使人發癢，見 Kapikacchu）。
(fem, fem) scab; itch; pox; skin disease itch, scab
(fem, fem) fruit which causes a rash when applied to the skin
(masc, masc) monkey tamarind; velvet bean; Mucana pruritus plant Mucana pruritus [lit.] itch