adj. nt. wiping Vin.i.297 (mukha˚colaka); Vin.ii.208 (upāhana˚-colaka), Vin.ii.210. Cp. puñchanī.

fr. proñch

~ī, feminine an instrument for wiping off water

…Dhp-a.ii.184 -puñchana wiping one’s mouth Vin.i.297. -pūra filling the mouth, a…

or Opuñjana (nt.) heaping up, covering over; a heap, layer Dhp-a.iii.296.

fr. opuñjeti

cloth for wiping, a towel Vin.ii.122; Thag.560 (pāda˚ napkin for the feet). See Vin. Texts iii.114.

see puñchana

…Vv-a.291

• -puñchana(ka) wiping one’s feet (with a towel) Vism.358 (˚rajju-maṇḍalaka, in comparison = Vb-a.62) Vb-a.285…