masculine
quail
a sort of quail
Lāpa 1 [from lap] talk: see compounds abhi°, pa°, sal°. Lāpa 2 [also from lap, literally "talker," cf. similar semantics of English quail > German quaken, quicken; English quack. The Pāli form rests on popular etymology, as in Sanskrit we find corresponding name as lāba] a sort of quail, Perdix chinensis S V 146 = Ja II 59. As lāpaka-sakuṇa also at Ja II 59. — Another name for quail is vaṭṭaka.
【陽】 一種鵪鶉。
(masc, masc, from lapati) quail; partridge sort of quail [lit.] chatterer Construction: √lap > lāp + *a