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rice
Taṇḍula [Sanskrit taṇḍula: dialectical] rice-grain, rice husked and ready for boiling; frequently combined with tila (q.v.) or tela (q.v.) in mentioning of offerings, presentations, etc.: loṇaṃ telaṃ taṇḍulaṃ khādaniyaṃ sakaṭesu āropetvā Vin I 220, 238, 243, 249; tilataṇḍulādayo Ja III 53; Pv-a 105. — Vin I 244; A I 130; Ja I 255; III 55, 425 (taṇḍulāni metri causā ); VI 365 (mūla° coarse r., majjhima° medium r., kaṇikā the finest grain); Snp 295; Pp 32; Dhp-a I 395 (sāli-taṇḍula husked rice); Sv I 93. Cf. ut°. -ammaṇa a measure (handful?) of rice Ja II 436; -dona a rice-vat or rice-bowl Dhp-a IV 15; -pāladvārā "doors (i.e. house) of the rice-guard" name of place M II 185; -muṭṭhi a handful of rice Pv-a 131; -homa an oblation of rice D I 9.
grain, especially rice-grain; husked rice
(masc, masc) dehusked rice; (comm) grain from grass rice-grain
(nt, nt) dehusked rice dehusked rice