Palika · masculine
[ phalika , see phalikha .]
crystal
Phalika 1 [from phala] a fruit vendor Miln 331. Phalika 2 and Phalikā (feminine) [also spelt with ḷ; cf. Sanskrit sphaṭika; on change ṭ > ḷ see Geiger, Pāli Grammar §38.6. The Prākrit forms are phaḷiha and phāḷiya, see Pischel, Pkt Gr. §206] crystal, quartz Vin II 112; Ja VI 119 (°kā = phaḷika-bhittiyo commentary); Vv 35 1 (= phalika-maṇi-mayā bhittiyo Vv-a 160); 78 3 (°kā); Miln 267 (-ḷ-), 380 (-ḷ-).
(masc, masc, from phalati) crystal; quartz crystal crystal Construction: √phal + ika