by U Kyaw Tun, et. al.
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{ku.la.}
PTS p222-223
kula
1. clan, a high social grade, "good family". A collection of cognates and agnates in the sense of clan; "house" in sense of line or descent (e.g. House of Bourbon)
2. household, in the sense of house, e.g.
kula geha-- clan house or father's house
PTS p223
kula-dūsaka-- one who brings a family into bad repute
cognate adj. Abbr. cog. 1. Related by blood; having a common ancestor. 2. Related in origin, as certain words in genetically related languages descended from the same ancestral root; for example, English name and Latin nōmen from Indo-European nōmen-. 3. Related or analogous in nature, character, or function. n. 1. One related by blood or origin with another, especially a person sharing an ancestor with another. 2. A word related to one in another language. [Latin cognāusco- co- gnātus born, past participle of nāscīto be born; See gen …- in Indo-European Roots.] cognation n.
agnate adj. 1. Related on or descended from the father's or male side. 2. Coming from a common source; akin. n. 1. A relative on the father's or male side only. [Latin agnātus, past participle of agnāscīto become an agnate ad- ad- nāscī to be born; See gen …- in Indo-European Roots.] agnatic adj. agnatically adv. agnation n.
{ku-la.du-tha.ka.}
See kula
UMK-USL p18
n. (V.) perversion of laity's faith through the following corruptive practices:
1. giving fruit
2. giving toilet powder
3. giving dentifrice
4. giving bamboo
5. giving medical treatment
6. running errands for laity
7. giving flowers
8. giving talcdentifrice n.1. A substance, such as a paste or powder, for cleaning the teeth. [French from Old French from Latin dentifricium denti- denti- fricāre to rub] -- AHTD
UKT: In Myanmar, it is a common herbal tooth brush and is exclusively made from fresh twigs of nim
{ta.ma} (botanical name: Azadirachta indica ; Pali name: nimba
-- PTS p367) twigs. A freshly-cut green branch (or twig) about 1/4 inch or less in diameter and about 4 inches in length is chewed at one end to make it into a brush. It is then used to clean teeth, and thrown away. Though the taste is bitter, nim has antibacterial properties.)
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