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Garuka Gaḷagaḷāyati
four kinds); nt. as adv. considerably Miln 92 (°ṁ parinamati). heavy motion: roll, thud, thunder). Sometimes with elimina-
d
— (b) important, venerable, worthy of reverence Th 2, 368 tion of the sound — element appl to swelling & fullness, as
(Satthu sāsana=garukātabba ThA 251); Miln 140. — (c) — in "bulge" or Gr. σϕαραγέω (be full).
° "heavy on," bent on, attaching importance to: nahāna° fond These three categories are not always kept clearly sepa-
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of bathing Vin i.196; tadattha° engaged in (jhāna) Nd 264; rate, so that often a palatal group shifts into the sphere of a
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kamma° attributing importance to k. Nd 411; saddhamma° guttural one & vice versa. — The formation of k̊l gI̊ roots
revering the Doctrine Sdhp. 520. Nibbāna — garuka Vism is by no means an extinct process, nor is it restricted to any
117 (+Nâdhimutta & N — pabbhāra). special branch of a linguistic family, as examples show. The
-āpatti a grievous offence, see above. As terasa g — °ino main roots of Idg. origin are the foll. which are all represented
at Miln 310. in Pāli — (the categories are marked acc. to the foregoing
scheme 1, 2A, 2B, 3): kal (2A): κλάζω, clango, Goth. hlah-
Garutta (nt.) the fact of being honoured or considered worthy of
jan laugh; kār (2 A): κ¨ηρυς, Sk. kāru (cp. P. kitti), cārmen;
esteem, honourableness A v.164 sq.
kel (2 A): κέλαδος, calo (cp. P. kandati), Ohg. hellan; ker (2
Garuḷa [Derivation uncertain. Sk. garuḍa, Lat. volucer winged, A ): καρκαίρω, κόρκορος=querquedula=kakkara (partridge);
a
2
volo to fly]. N. of a mythical bird, a harpy Ps ii.196=Nd 235,
kol (2 B): cuculus, kokila (a); kolāhala and halāhala (b); kor (2
3 q.; Vism 206; VvA 9 (=supaṇṇa); DhA i.144. a
B ): cornix (cp. P. kāka), corvus=crow=raven; Sk. krośati; P.
Gala [*gel to devour, to swallow=Lat. gula, Ohg. kela, cp. Sk. koñca. — gṷel (1) Lat. gula, glutio, δέλεαρ; gṷer: (1) βόρος,
gala jalukā, and *gṷel, as Gr. δέλεαρ, cp. also Sk. girati, gilati βιβρώσκω, Lat. voro, Sk. girati, Ohg. querka; (3) βάραχρον
Dhtp 262 gives as meaning of gal "adana." This root gal also (whirlpool) Sk. gargara: gel (1) Sk. gilati, Ohg. kela — gal
b
occurs at Vism 410 in fanciful def. of "puggala"; the meaning (2 A): gallus (a) gloria (b); gar (2 A ): γ¨ηρυς, garrulus, Ohg.
here is not exactly sure (to cry, shout?)] the throat J i.216, 264, kara: gel (2 A): ξελιδών (a) hirrio (to whine), Ohg. gellan (b):
a
iii.26; iv.494: i.194 (a dewlap); PvA 11, 104. ger: (1) γαργαρίζω (gargle) Sk. gharghara (gurgling). (2 A )
a
-agga the top of the throat Sdhp 379; -ajjhoharaniya γέρανος = crane, Ger. krähen, Lat. gracillo (cackle); (2 B )
b
able to be swallowed (of solid food) Dhs 646, 740, 875; - Ohg. kerran (grunt), Sk. gṛṇāti (sing); (2 A ) Sk. jarate (rus-
a
ggaha taking by the throat, throttling D i.144 (+daṇḍapahāra); tle); gur (2 B ): γρύζω=grundio= grunt; Lat. gurgulio; Sk.
-nāḷī the larynx DhA i.253; ii.257; -ppamāṇa (adj.) going up ghurghura.
to the neck J i.264 (āvāṭa); -pariyosāṇa forming the end of With special reference to Pāli formations the foll. list
the throat J iii.126; -ppavedhaka (nt.) pain in the throat M shows a few sound roots which are further discussed in the
i.371; -mūla the bottom of the throat PvA 283. -vāṭaka the Dictionary s. v. Closely connected with Idg. k̊l gI̊ is the
bottom (?) of the throat (oesophagus?) Vism 185, 258. Pāli cerebral ṭ, tḥ, ḷ, ṇ, so that roots with these sounds have
Note. — gala with many other words containing a gut- to be classed in a mutual relation with the liquids. In most
tural+liquid element belongs to the onomatopoetic roots k̊l gl cases graphic representation varies between both (cp. gala &
b
(k̊r gr), usually reduplicated (iterative), the main applications gaḷa) — kil (kiṇ) (2 A ): kikī (cp. Sk. kṛka°), kilikilāyati &
of which are the following: kinkiṇāyati (tinkle), kili (click), kinkaṇika (bell); kur (2 B):
1. The (sounding) throat in designation of swallowing, ākurati to hawk, to be hoarse; khaṭ (1) khaṭakhaṭa (hawking),
a
mostly with a dark (guttural) vowel: gulp, belch, gargle, gur- kākacchati (snore); (2 A ) kukkuṭa (cock); gal (1) gala (throat)
b
a
gle. uggilati (vomit); (2 A ) galati (trickle): (2 B ) Pk. galaga-
b
2. The sound produced by the throat (voice) or sound in jjiya (roar) & guluguliya (bellow); (2 B ) gaḷagaḷāyati (roar);
general, particularly of noises or sounds either inarticulate, gar (2 A); gaggara (roar & cackle, cp. Sk. gargara to 3); (2
confused & indefinable or natural sounds striking enough per B); gaggarāyati (roar); (3) gaggaraka (whirlpool); ghar (1) Sk.
b
se to form a sufficient means of recognition (i. e. name) of the gharghara (gurgling); (2 A ) gharati (trickle), Sk. ghargharikā
b
animal which utters this sound (cuckoo, e. g.). To be divided (bell); (2 B ) ghurughurāyati (grunt). — See also kakaca,
into: kanka, kankaṇa, cakora (cankora), cakkavaka, jagghati, ciṭi-
A. palatal group ("light" sounds): squeak, yell, giggle, ciṭāyati, taṭataṭayati, timingala, papphāsa.
etc., applied to — (a) Animate Nature: the cackling, crow-
Galaka (nt.) throat J iii.481; iv.251.
ing noise of Palmipeds & related birds, reminding of laughter
Gaḷa [same as gala, see note on prec.] 1. a drop, i. e. a fall:
(heron, hen, cock; cp. P. koñca, Lat. gallus) — (b) Inanimate
see gaḷāgala. — 2. a swelling, a boil (=gaṇḍa) J iv.494 (mattā
Nature: the grinding, nibbling, trickling, dripping, fizzing
gajā bhinnagaḷā elephants in rut, with the temple — swellings
noises or sounds (P. galati, etc.).
broken; expl. p. 497 by madaṁ gaḷantā); Sn 61 (? v. l.
B. guttural group ("dark" sounds): groan, growl, howl,
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etc., appl to — (a) Animate N.: the snorting, grunting noise of gaṇḍa). — 3. a hook, a fishhook Sn 61 (?), expl. at SnA
114 by ākaḍḍhanavasena baḷiso.
the Pachyderms & related quadrupeds (elephant, op. P. koñca,
gaḷāgaḷaṁ gacchati to go from drop to drop, i. e. from fall
kuñjara; pig, boar) — (b) Inanimate N.: the roaring, crashing,
to fall, w. ref. to the gatis J v.453 (expl. by apāyaṁ gacchati).
thundering noises (P. gaḷagaḷāyati, ghurughurāyati).
3. The sound as indicating motion (produced by motion): Gaḷagaḷāyati [=gaggarāyati, see note on gala] to roar, to crash, to
A. palatal group ("sharp" sounds, characteristic of quick thunder; deve gaḷagaḷāyate (loc. abs.) in a thunderstorm, usu-
motion: whizz, spin, whirl): P. gaggaraka whirlpool, Gr. ally as deve vassante deve g° amidst rain and heavy thunder
κερκίς spindle, bobbin. D ii.132; S i.106; A v.114 sq. (gala°); Th 1, 189; Miln 116
B. guttural group ("dull" sounds, characteristic of slow and (gaganaṁ ravati galag°); KhA 163 (mahāmegha). — Gangā
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