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phālo

phāla

masc nom sg of phāla (noun)

1. ploughshare; cutting blade of a plough
2. instrument to split wood
3. one half or a slice of salted fish, etc.

Etymology. √phal > phāl + *a; from √phal 'split open'; Sanskrit phāla [phal]

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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