neuter · paṭala 1 · paṭala 2
membrane
a covering; membrane; envelope; lining; film
Paṭala (neuter) [connected with paṭa, cf. Sanskrit paṭala in meaning "section" Vedic, in all other meanings later Sanskrit] 1. a covering, membrane, lining, envelope, skin, film Vism 257 (maṃsa° of the liver, where Pj I 54 reads maṃsa-piṇḍa), 359 (phaṇa°); As 307 (7 akkhi° membranes of the eye); Pj I 21 (samuppaṭana), 55 (udara° mucous membrane of the stomach), 61 (the same); As 330 (the same); Pj II 248 (the same); Pv-a 186 (eka° upāhanā, single-lined, cf. paṭalika and palāsika and see Morris JPTS 1887, 165); Vism 446 (kappāsa° film of cotton seed); Abhidh-av 66 (the same). 2. roof, ceiling Pv-a 52 (ayo° of iron). 3. a heap, mass (especially of clouds) Ja I 73 (megha°); As 239 (abbha°). — madhu° honeycomb Ja I 262; Dhp-a I 59; III 323. 4. cataract of the eye Dāṭh V 27.
【中】 蓋子，膜，信封，襯裡，薄膜。
(nt, nt, from paṭa) membrane; film; thin layer covering, membrane, envelope, lining, film [lit.] cloth Construction: paṭa + ala
(adj, adj, in comps, from paṭa) with a membrane; with a film; having a thin layer [lit.] cloth Construction: paṭa + ala