dāru
wood, piece of wood; pl. woodwork, sticks AN.i.112; Iti.71; Dhp.80; Ja.ii.102; Ja.iii.54; Ja.vi.366; Dhp-a.i.393; Pv-a.76 (candana˚) Pv-a.141.
- -kuṭikā a hut, log-house Vin.iii.43;
- -kkhandha pile of wood Pv-a.62;
- -gaha a wood yard Vin.iii.42 sq.
- -ghaṭika wooden pitcher Thag-a.286.
- -cīriya “woodbarked” Np, Dhp-a.ii.35.
- -ja made of wood SN.i.77; Dhp.345;
- -dāha the burning of wood SN.i.169;
- -dhītalikā a wooden doll Vin.iii.36, Vin.iii.126;
- -patta a wooden bowl Vin.ii.112, Vin.ii.143;
- pattika one who uses a wooden bowl for collecting alms DN.i.157; DN.iii.22; DN-a.i.319;
- pādukā a wooden shoe, a clog Vin.ii.143;
- -bhaṇḍa wooden articles Vin.ii.143 (specified), Vin.ii.170, Vin.ii.211;
- -maṇḍalika a wooden disk Dhp-a.iii.180;
- -maya wooden Vv-a.8; Dhp-a.i.192;
- -yanta a wooden machine Vism.595
- -saṅghāta (-yāna) “a vehicle constructed of wood, i.e. a boat Ja.v.194;
- -samādahāna putting pieces of wood together SN.i.169.
Sk. dāru, *dereṷo (oak) tree; cp. Av. dāuru (wood) Gr. δόρυ (spear), δρυς (oak); Lat. larix (fr *dārix) = larch; Oir. daur (oak); Goth. triu, Ags. treo tree. Also Sk. dāruṇa, Lat. dūrus (hard) etc., Oir. dru strong. See also dabba2, dabbī & duma