masculine, neuter · kandara 1 · kandara 2
Kandara [Sanskrit kandara] 1. a cave, grotto, generally, on the slope or at the foot of a mountain Vin II 76, 146; used as a dwelling-place Thag 602; Ja I 205; III 172. 2. a glen, defile, gully D I 71 = A II 210 = Pp 59; A IV 437; Miln 36; explained at Sv I 209 (as a {166} mountainous part broken by the water of a river; the etymology is a popular one, viz. "kaṃ vuccati udakaṃ; tena dāritaṃ"). k-padarasākhā A I 243 = II 240; Pv-a 29.
kandara f( A ) , am , n. ( as , m. , L. ) (√ kand Comm. on Uṇ. iii, 131 ; kaM , jalena dIryate , T. ), ‘great cliff’, an artificial or natural cave, glen, defile, valley, R. ; Pañcat. ; Megh. &c.
a gully, a gorge; a ravine; an inlet
【陽】 kandarā,【陰】 在山壁中的洞穴。
(masc, masc, from kandati) grotto; gorge; gulley; valley; ravine grotto on the slope of a mountain [lit.] crying; echoing Construction: √kand + ara
(nt, nt, from kandati) inlet; sluice [lit.] crying; echoing Construction: √kand + ara