Chadanaṁ

neuter = chada, viz. lit.

1. a cover, covering Ja.i.376; Ja.v.241.
2. a thatch, a roof Vin.ii.154 (various kinds), Vin.ii.195; Ja.ii.281; Dhp-a.ii.65 (˚piṭṭha), Dhp-a.iv.104 (˚assa udaka-patana-ṭṭhāna), Dhp-a.ii.178; Pv-a.55.
3. a leaf, foliage Ja.i.87; Thag.527.
4. hair Ja.v.202-fig. pretence, camouflage, counterfeiting Snp.89 (= paṭirūpaṃ katvā Snp-a.164); Dhs.1059 = Vb.361 Cnd.271#ii. Dhs reads chandanaṃ & Vb chādanaṃ.

• -iṭṭhikā a tile Dhp-a.iv.203.

Vedic chad

neuter covering. clothing, often combined with ghāsa˚; food & clothing (q.v.) Ja.ii.79 (vattha˚) Pv.i.10#7 (bhojana˚); Pv.ii.1#7 (vattha˚); Pv-a.50 (= vattha) Dhp-a.iv.7
■ As adj. Ja.vi.354 (of the thatch of a house).

to chādeti

feminine covering, concealment Pp.19, Pp.23. Cp. pari˚.

fr. chādeti