vAka · neuter · vāka 1
vāka (= Pali id. , AMg. vāga; for *vakka = Skt. valka; § 3.2 ), bark : certainly contained in reading of mss. (see Senart i n. 558 ) Mv i.236.1 cirā-vākodbhava, in what was orig. a vs , but is so corrupt in tradition that it cannot be restored in default of a parallel; if cirā-was orig. read, it stands for cīrā or cīra-, m.c. ; ep. of garments worn by Dīpaṃkara; originating from (made of) bast and bark .
strips of bark (used for making garments)
Vāka (neuter) [late Sanskrit valka, cf. Pāli vakka] the bark of a tree D I 167; Vin III 34; Ja I 304; II 141; Vism 249 = Vibh-a 232 (akka° and makaci°); Miln 128. — avāka without bark Ja III 522. -cīra (= cīvara) a bark garment worn by an ascetic Vin III 34; A I 240, 295; Ja I 8, 304; V 132; Pp 55; -maya made of bark Vin II 130.
【中】 樹皮條（用來做衣服）。~cīra,【中】 樹皮衣。~maya,【形】 樹皮條製的。
(nt, nt) bark Construction: valka > vakka > vāka
(nt, nt) wood fibre; plant fibre strips of bark (used for making garments) Construction: valka > vakka > vāka