cela

cloth, esp. clothes worn, garment, dress AN.i.206; Pv.ii.12#7 (kañcanā˚ for kañcana˚); Pv.iii.9#3 (for veḷa); dhāti˚ baby’s napkin Ja.iii.539. In simile of one whose clothes are on fire (āditta˚ + ādittasīsa) SN.v.440; AN.ii.93; AN.iii.307; AN.iv.320-acela a naked ascetic DN.i.161, DN.i.165≈; Ja.v.75; Ja.vi.222.

  • -aṇḍaka (variant reading aṇḍuka) a loincloth MN.i.150;
  • -ukkhepa waving of garments (as sign of applause), usually with sādhukāra Ja.i.54; Ja.ii.253; Ja.iii.285; Ja.v.67; Dhp-a.ii.43; Snp-a.ii.225; Vv-a.132, Vv-a.140;
  • -paṭṭikā (not ˚pattika) a bandage of cloth, a turban Vin.ii.128 (Bdhgh. celasandhara); MN.ii.93; Dhp-a.iii.136;
  • -vitāna an awning Ja.i.178; Ja.ii.289; Ja.iv.378; Mhbv.122; Vism.108.

Derivation unknown. Cp. Sk. cela