feminine, ~a, neuter · nāḷikā 1 · nāḷikā 2
tube
a hollow stalk; a pipe or cylinder (especially used to blow, or as a container, or as a small measure of capacity)
Nāḷikā (feminine) [Sanskrit nāḍikā and nālikā] a stalk, shaft; a tube, pipe or cylinder for holding anything; a small measure of capacity Vin II 116 (sūci°, cf. sūcighara, needle-case); D I 7 (= bhesajja- Sv I 89); A I 210; Ja I 123 (taṇḍula° a nāḷi full of rice); VI 366 (aḍḍha-n-matta); Nidd II §229. Cf. pa°. -odana a nāḷi measure of boiled rice S I 82; Dhp-a IV 17; -gabbha an (inner) room of tubular shape Vin II 152. {317}
【陰】 管，瓶子。~yanta,【中】 時鐘（沙鍾，沙計時），測量時 間的儀器。
(fem, fem, from nāḷi) measure of rice [lit.] hollow bamboo tube Construction: nāḷi + ikā
(fem, fem, from nāḷi) ornamental tube; decorated bottle tube, bottle [lit.] hollow bamboo tube Construction: nāḷi + ikā
(fem, fem, from nāḷi) blowing pipe (used in purifying gold) [lit.] hollow bamboo tube Construction: nāḷi + ikā