adjective & masculine neuter · kambala 1 · kambala 2
woollen
Kambala (masculine, neuter) [cf. Sanskrit kambala] 1. woollen stuff, woollen blanket or garment. From Ja IV 353 it appears that it was a product of the north, probably Nepal (cf. JPTS 1889, 203); enumerated as one of the 6 kinds of cīvaras, together with koseyya and kappāsika at Vin I 58 = 96, also at A IV 394 (see °sukhuma); frequently preceded by ratta (e.g. Sv I 40. Cf. also ambara 2 and ambala), which shows that it was commonly dyed red; also as paṇḍu Snp 689; Abhidh-av 1. — Some woollen garments (aḍḍhakāsika) were not allowed for Bhikkhus: Vin I 281; II 174; see further Ja I 43, 178, 322; IV 138; Miln 17, 88, 105; Dhp-a I 226; II 89 f. 2. a garment: two kinds of hair (blankets, i.e.) garments viz. kesa° and vāla° mentioned Vin I 305 = D I 167 = A I 240, 295. 3. woollen thread Vin I 190 (explained by uṇṇā) (cf. Vinaya Texts II 23); Ja VI 340; 4. a tribe of Nāgas Ja VI 165. {169} -kañcuka a (red) woollen covering thrown over a temple, as an ornament Mhv 34, 74; -kūṭāgāra a bamboo structure covered with (red) woollen cloth, used as funeral pile Dhp-a I 69; -pādukā woollen slippers Vin I 190; -puñja a heap of blankets Ja I 149; -maddana dyeing the rug Vin I 254 (cf. Vinaya Texts II 154); -ratana a precious rug of wool Ja IV 138; Miln 17 (16 ft. long and 18 ft. wide); -vaṇṇa (adjective) of the colour of woollen fabric, i.e. red Ja V 359 (°maṃsa); -silāsana (paṇḍu°) a stone-seat, covered with a white k. blanket, forming the throne of Sakka Dhp-a I 17; -sukhuma fine, delicate woollen stuff D II 188 = A IV 394; Miln 105; -sutta a woollen thread Ja VI 340.
(adjective) woolen, made of wool; (masculine, neuter) a woolen cloth or blanket or shawl (very often ratta- or paṇḍu-); a blanket or shawl
【中】 毛織品，毛毯。~balī,【形】 穿絨衣的人。~līya,【中】 絨衣。
<b> <c c="#a00149">Kambala</c> </b> <br>A tribe of Nāgas. They were present at the Mahāsamaya. <c c="#3b6bd3">DN.ii.258</c> <br> <br> </deftext>
(nt, nt) woollen goods; woollen blanket; woollen cloth woollen stuff, blanket
(adj, adj) woollen; made of wool