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amba

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Amba [Derivation unknown. Not found in pre -- Buddhist literature. The Sk. is āmra. Probably non -- Aryan], the Mango tree, Mangifera Indica D i.46, 53, 235; J ii.105, 160; Vv 7910; Pug 45; Miln 46; PvA 153, 187.

-- aṭṭhi the kernel or stone of the m. fruit DhA iii.207, 208. -- ārāma a garden of mangoes, mango grove Vv 795; VvA 305. -- kañjika mango gruel Vv 3337 (= ambilakañjika VvA 147). -- pakka a (ripe) mango fruit J ii.104, 394; DhA iii.207. -- panta a border of mango trees VvA 198. -- pānaka a drink made from mangoes DhA iii.207. -- piṇḍi a bunch of mangoes J iii.53; DhA iii.207. -- pesikā the peel, rind, of the m. fruit Vin ii.109. -- potaka a mango sprout DhA iii.206 sq. -- phala a m. fruit PvA 273, 274. -- rukkha a m. tree DhA iii.207; VvA 198. -- vana a m. grove or wood D ii.126; J i.139; VvA 305. -- siñcaka one who waters the mangoes, a tender or keeper of mangoes Vv 797.

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