Kura · masculine · khura 1
razor
Khura 1 [Vedic khura] the hoof of an animal Vv 64 10 (of a horse = turagānaṃ khuranipāta, the clattering of a horse's hoof Vv-a 279), cf. Sanskrit kṣura, a monkey's claw Avś I 236. khura-kāse M I 446, read (with Neumann, M.S. ) for khura-kāye, "in the manner of dragging (kr̥ṣ) the hoofs." Khura 2 [Vedic kṣura, to kṣṇu, kṣṇoti to whet, kṣṇotra whetstone; cf. Greek χναύω scrape, ξύω shave, Latin novacula razor. The Pāli Dhātup (486) gives as meanings "chedana and vilekhana"] a razor Vin II 134; S IV 169 (tiṇha a sharp r.) Dhp-a II 257. -agga the hall of tonsure Pv-a 53; -appa a kind of arrow D I 96; M I 429 (+ vekaṇḍa); Vism 381; -kosa razor-sheath Vism 251, 255; -cakka a wheel, sharp as a razor Ja IV 3; -dhāra1 . carrying razors, said of the Vetaraṇī whose waters are like razors Snp 674 (+ tiṇha dhāra); Ja V 269; Vism 163.2. the haft of a razor, or its case Snp 716 (°ūpama); Vism 500; Dhp-a II 257; -nāsa having a nose like a razor Ja IV 139; -pariyanta a disk as sharp as a razor, a butcher's knife D I 52 (= Sv I 160; khura-nemi khura-sadisa-pariyanta), cf. °cakka; -māla name of an ocean, in °samudda Ja IV 137; -mālī (feminine) = preceding ibid.; -muṇḍa close-shaven Vin I 344; Vv-a 207. Khuramuṇḍaṃ karoti to shave closely D I 98; S IV 344 = A II 241; -bhaṇḍa the outfit of a barber, viz. khura, khura-silā, khura-sipāṭikā, namataka Vin I 249; II 134, cf. Vinaya Texts III 138; -silā a whetstone Vin II 134; -sipāṭikā a powder prepared with s. gum to prevent razors from rusting Vin II 134.
khura ( m. ; = Pali and Skt. Lex. id. ; MIndic for Skt. kṣura), razor : Mv iii.179.15 ; 270.11 .
a razor, a sharp blade
【中】 1. 剃刀。2. 蹄。~agga,【中】 剃發廳。~kosa,【陽】 剃刀鞘。~cakka,【中】 刀輪。~dhārā,【陰】 剃刀鋒。~bhaṇda,【中】 理髮具。~muṇda, 剃光頭。
(nt, nt) razor; sharp blade razor Construction: √khur + a
(nt, nt) horse's hoof hoof (of an animal) Construction: √khur + a
(masc, masc) razor; sharp blade Construction: √khur + a