Babbaja [cp. Vedic balbaja, doubtful whether it belongs to Lat. bulbus; for the initial b. very often p. is found: see pabbaja] a sort of coarse grass or reed, used to make slippers, etc. Vin i.190; D ii.55; S ii.92; iii.137; iv.158; A ii.211; Dh 345; DhA iv.55.    -- pādukā a slipper out of b. grass DhA iii.451. -- lāyaka cutter or reaper of grass S iii.155; A iii.365.