Pabbaja [Sanskrit balbaja, cf. Geiger P.Gram §39.6] a species of reed. bulrush Vin I 190 (Text reads babbaja); S I 77; {414} II 92; III 137 (v.l. babbaja), 155 (°lāyaka); Thag 27; Ja II 140, 141; V 202; VI 508. For further references. see babbaja.
(masc, masc, comp) reed; bulrush; cat's-tail; coarse grass; Eleusine Indica [lit.] born from joint Construction: pabba + ja