adhering, connected AN.i.103; DN-a.i.91; Ja.iii.154; Dhs-a.15; Sdhp.489 (a˚).

cp. Sk. śliṣṭa, pp. of śliṣ to clasp, to which śleṣman slime = P. silesuma & semha. The Dhtp (443) explains silis by “ālingana”