Alternative spellings of this word include Chillaka.

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Pali-English dictionary

Cillaka, (kilaka or khīlaka, q. v.) a peg, post, pillar, in dāruka° Th.2, 390 (cp. ThA.257). Not with Kern (Toev.) “a wooden puppet, ” as der. fr. citta.¹ (Page 269)

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

Sanskrit dictionary

Cillakā (चिल्लका).—A cricket; cf. झिल्लिका (jhillikā).

See also (synonyms): cillikā, cillī.

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Cillakā (चिल्लका).—f.

(-kā) A cricket: see cīlikā.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Cillaka (चिल्लक).—m. or f. kā, A certain animal, Mahābhārata 7, 1320.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Cillaka (चिल्लक):—[from cill] m. = citraka q.v.

2) Cillakā (चिल्लका):—[from cillaka > cill] f. a cricket, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) Cīllakā (चील्लका):—f. = cīrī-vāka, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Cillakā (चिल्लका):—(kā) 1. f. A cricket.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Cillaka (चिल्लक):—m. oder cillakā f. ein best. Thier: sṛmaracillakāḥ [Mahābhārata 7, 1320.] cillakā f. = cīrikā, jhillikā Grille. Heimchen [Śabdaratnāvalī im Śabdakalpadruma]

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Cillaka (चिल्लक):—, die ed. Bomb. des [Mahābhārata] liest [7, 1320] sṛmaracitrakāḥ .

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger Wörterbuch

Cillaka (चिल्लक):——

1) m. ein best. Thier. —

2) *f. ā Grille , Heimchen. —

3) f. cillikā — a) eine best. Gemüsepflanze. — b) Augenbraue.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer Fassung

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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Full-text: Sacillaka, Cilika, Cillika, Cilli, Cillata, Daruka, Citraka.

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