masculine
Kakkaṭaka [cf. Sanskrit karkaṭa, karkara "hard," kaṅkata "mail"; cf. Greek καρκίνος and Latin cancer; also BHS kakkaṭaka hook] a crab S I 123; M I 234; Ja I 222; Vv 54 6 (Vv-a 243, 245); Dhp-a III 299 (mama ... kakkaṭakassa viya akkhīni nikkhamimsu, as a sign of being in love). Cf. kakkhaḷa. -nala a kind of sea-reed of reddish colour, Ja IV 141; also a name for coral, ibid; -magga fissures in canals; frequented by crabs, As 270; -yantaka a ladder with hooks at one end for fastening it to a wall, Mhv 9, 17; -rasa a flavour made from crabs, crab-curry, Vv-a 243.
a crab
(masc, masc) crab crab