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Loma Lohita
Loma (nt.) [cp. Vedic roman. The (restituted) late P. form roma probably also by lola. See lumpati] covetous, greedy, self —
only at J v.430; Abhp 175, 259; Sdhp 119] the hair of the body indulgent Dāvs ii.73. a° not greedy, temperate Sn 165. Cp.
(whereas kesa is the hair of the head only) D ii.18 (ekeka°, ud- nil°. — f. lolupā as N. of a plant at J vi.537.
dhagga°, in characteristics of a Mahāpurisa); S ii.257 (asi°,
Loluppa (nt.) [abstr. fr. lolupa] greediness, covetousness, self —
usu°, satti° etc.); A ii.114; Vin iii.106 (usu° etc.); Sn 385;
indulgence, desire; in the language of the Abhidhamma often
J i.273 (khaggo lomesu allīyi); VbhA 57; DhA i.126; ii.17
syn. with jappā or taṇhā. At DhsA 365 loluppa is treated
(°gaṇanā); ThA 199; VvA 324 (sūkara°); PvA 152, 157; Sdhp d
as an adj. & expl at "punappuna visaye lumpati ākaḍḍhatī
104. A detailed description of loma as one of the 32 ākāras of
ti," i. e. one who tears again & again at the object (or as Ex-
the body (Kh iii.; pl. lomā) is found at Vism 250, 353; VbhA
pos. ii.470: repeated plundering, hauling along in the fields of
233; KhA 42, 43. — aloma hairless J vi.457; puthu° having sense). — J i.340, 429; DhsA 365; Vism 61; & with exegeti-
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broad hair or fins, name of a fish J iv.466; Vv 44 . haṭṭha°
cal synonyms loluppāyanā & loluppāyitattaṁ at Dhs 1059,
with hairs erect, excited Mhvs 15, 33. — On loma in simi-
1136.
les see J.P.T.S. 1907, 131. — lomaṁ pāteti to let one's hair
Loleti [Caus. fr. luḷ, see luḷati] to make shake or unsteady A
drop, as a sign of subduedness or modesty, opp. to horripi-
iii.188 (khobheti+). — pp. lolita.
lation [pāteti formed fr. pat after wrong etym. of panna in
panna — loma "with drooping hairs," which was taken as a by Loḷī see āloḷi.
— form of patita: see panna — loma]: Vin ii.5 (=pannalomo
Loha (nt.) [Cp. Vedic loha, of Idg. *(e)reudh "red"; see also
hoti C.); iii.183; M i.442. — Cp. anu°, paṭi°, vi°.
rohita & lohita] metal, esp. copper, brass or bronze. It is
-kūpa a pore of the skin J i.67; KhA 51, 63; SnA 155
often used as a general term & the individual application is
(where given as 99,000) Vism 195 (id.). -padmaka a kind of
not always sharply defined. Its comprehensiveness is evi-
plant J vi.497 (reading uncertain; v. l. lodda°). -sundarī (f.) dent from the classification of loha at VbhA 63, where it is
beautiful with hairs (on her body) J v.424 (Kurangavī l.; expl d
said lohan ti jātilohaṁ, vijāti°, kittima°, pisāca° or natural
on p. 430 as "roma — rājiyā maṇḍita udarā"). -haṁsa horrip-
metal, produced metal, artificial (i. e. alloys), & metal from
ilation, excitement with fear or wonder, thrill D i.49; A iv.311
the Pisāca district. Each is subdivided as follows: jāti°=ayo,
sq. (sa°); Sn 270; Vbh 367; Miln 22; Vism 143; DA i.150.
sajjhaṁ, suvaṇṇaṁ, tipu, sīsaṁ, tambalohaṁ, vekantakalo-
-haṁsana causing horripilation, astounding, stupendous Sn haṁ; vijāti°=nāga — nāsika°; kittima°=kaṁsalohaṁ, vaṭṭa°,
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681; J iv.355 (abbhuta+); Pv iii.9 ; iv.3 ; Miln 1; Mhvs 17, 55
ārakūṭaṁ; pisāca°=morakkhakaṁ, puthukaṁ, malinakaṁ, ca-
(abbhuta+). -haṭṭha having the hair standing on end, horri-
palakaṁ, selakaṁ, āṭakaṁ, bhallakaṁ, dūsilohaṁ. The de-
fied, thunderstruck, astounded D i.95; S v.270; Sn p. 15; Miln
scription ends "Tesu pañca jātilohāni pāḷiyaṁ visuṁ vuttān'
23; SnA 155; cp. haṭṭha — loma above.
eva (i. e. the first category are severally spoken of in the
Lomaka (—°) (adj.) [fr. loma] having hair, in cpd. caturanga° Canon). Tambalohaṁ vekantakan ti imehi pana dvīhi jātilo-
having fourfold hair (i. e. on the diff. parts of the body?) Vin hehi saddhiṁ sesaṁ sabbam pi idha lohan ti veditabbaṁ." —
iv.173. It may refer to the 5 dermatoid constituents of the body On loha in similes see J.P.T.S. 1907, 131. Cp. A iii.16=S v.92
(see pañcaka) & thus be characteristic of outward appearance. (five alloys of gold: ayo, loha, tipu, sīsaṁ, sajjhaṁ); J v.45
We do not exactly see how the term caturanga is used here. (asi°); Miln 161 (suvaṇṇam pi jātivantaṁ lohena bhijjati); PvA
— Cp. anulomika. 44, 95 (tamba°=loha), 221 (tatta — loha — secanaṁ pouring
out of boiling metal, one of the five ordeals in Niraya).
Lomasa (adj.) [cp. Vedic romaśa] hairy, covered with hair,
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downy, soft M i.305; Pv i.9 . At J iv.296 lomasā is expl d -kaṭāha a copper (brass) receptacle Vin ii.170. -kāra a
as pakkhino, i. e. birds; reading however doubtful (vv. ll. metal worker, coppersmith, blacksmith Miln 331. -kumbhī
an iron cauldron Vin ii.170. Also N. of a purgatory J iii.22,
lomahaṁsa & lomassā).
43; iv.493; v.268; SnA 59, 480; Sdhp 195. -guḷa an iron
Lomin (—°) (adj.) [fr. loma] having hair, in cpds. ekanta° &
(or metal) ball A iv.131; Dh 371 (mā °ṁ gilī pamatto; cp.
uddha°, of (couch — ) covers or (bed) spreads: being made
DhA iv.109). -jāla a copper (i. e. wire) netting PvA 153.
of hair altogether or having hair only on top Vin i.192=ii.163; 1
-thālaka a copper bowl Nd 226. -thāli a bronze kettle
D i.7; cp. DA i.87.
DhA i.126. -pāsāda "copper terrace," brazen palace, N. of
Lola (Loḷa) (adj.) [fr. luḷ: see luḷati; cp. Epic & Classic Sk. a famous monastery at Anurādhapura in Ceylon Vism 97; DA
lola] wavering, unsteady, agitated; longing, eager, greedy S i.131; Mhvs passim. -piṇḍa an iron ball SnA 225. -bhaṇḍa
iv.111; Sn 22, 922; J i.49 (Buddha — mātā lolā na hoti), 111, copper (brass) ware Vin ii.135. -maya made of copper,
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210, 339 (dhana — loḷa); ii.319 (°manussa); iii.7; Pug 65; Nd 1 brazen Sn 670; Pv ii.6 . -māsa a copper bean Nd 448 (su-
366; Dāvs iv.44; Miln 300. — alola not greedy, not distracted vaṇṇa — channa). -māsaka a small copper coin KhA 37 (jatu
(by desire), self — controlled S v.148; Sn 65. — māsaka, dāru — māsaka+); DhsA 318. -rūpa a bronze
-bhava greediness, covetousness ThA 16. statue Mhvs 36, 31. -salākā a bronze gong — stick Vism
283.
Lolatā (f.) [fr. lola] longing, eagerness, greed Miln 93; SnA 35
(āhāra°). Lohatā (f.) [abstr. fr. loha] being a metal, in (suvaṇṇassa) agga-
lohatā the fact of gold being the best metal VvA 13.
Lolita [pp. of loleti] agitated, shaken Th 2, 373 (=ālolita ThA
252). Lohita (adj. — nt.) [cp. Vedic lohita & rohita; see also P. ro-
hita "red"] 1. (adj.) red: rarely by itself (e. g. M ii.17),
Lolupa (adj.) [fr. lup, a base of lumpati but influenced by lubh,
usually in cpds. e. g. °abhijāti the red species (q. v.) A
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