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III in the same sense; cf. G. Hi, angūļhi; the word in its origin is a Persian loan; later op it got popularly connected with Sk. anguştha-, Pk. arguttha-= 'thumb'; cf. Persian amguştari-= 'a finger
ring' ] 783. Țivilā— 4 11 3, 17 3 5 ‘a sort of musical instrument like tablă'.
[This wori is not recorded in PSM; cf, fivili-= vädya-višeşa- (JC. 2 20 3); cf. tivila-= 'sort of tabor' (PC.II, PC.111). Cf. ţivila-= carmavadya-višeşa (Jñāneśvari); the word appears to be very near to Arabic word tabla-= 'a kind of drum used as an accompaniment in singing
to keep time'. ] 784. Pilu- 2 18 3, 4 4 11, 9 4 2,9 25 12, 14 12 2, 15 6 13, 21 6 14b),
29 8 1, 43 10 10, 52 26 5, 54 10 3, 58 7 7, 69 26 8, 74 1 8a), 93 10 2, 25 14 12 'an elephant'. [=hastibala-, gajabala-, gaja. (gl.); PSM. records pilu in the sense of ‘an elephant quoting from Samarāiccakabā-; cf. pilu in the same sense in NC. and Yt.; cf. MW. pilu (L.)= 'an elephant'; the word appears to be of Persian origin; cf. Persian and Arabic phila-, Urdu
pilu= 'elephant'; see pilubala-. ] 785. Pilubāla, 41 8 3 'Indra's elephant Airāyata'.
(=airavata- (gl.) ; see pilu- ]
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