Saṅkilesa [saṃ + kilesa] impurity, defilement, corruption, sinfullness Vin I 15; D I 10, 53, 247 (opposite visuddhi); M I 402; S III 69; A II 11; III 418 f.; V 34; Ja I 302; Dhs 993, 1229; Nett 100; Vism 6, 51, 89; As 165.
(masc, masc, in comps, from saṅkilissati) defilement; impurity; corruption (of) impurity, defilement Construction: saṃ + √kilis > kiles + *a