1. Vَكَ
wolf, only in poetry Snp.201; Ja.i.336; Ja.ii.450; Ja.v.241, Ja.v.302.
Vedic vṛka, Idg. *ṷI̊qṷo = Lat. lupus, Gr. λύκος, Lith. vilkas, Goth. wulfs = E. wolf etc.
The corpus record — Pali
vakā
Vaka
wolf, only in poetry Snp.201 ; Ja.i.336 ; Ja.ii.450 ; Ja.v.241 , Ja.v.302 . Vedic vṛka, Idg. *ṷI̊qṷo = Lat. lupus, Gr. λύκος , Lith. vilkas, Goth. wulfs = E. wolf etc.
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Where it lives
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What it meant — PTS Pali–English Dictionary
2. Vāka
neuter the bark of a tree DN.i.167; Vin.iii.34; Ja.i.304; Ja.ii.141; Vism.249 = Vb-a.232 (akka˚ & makaci˚); Mil.128
■ avāka without bark Ja.iii.522.
- -cīra (= cīvara) a bark garment worn by an ascetic Vin.iii.34; AN.i.240, AN.i.295; Ja.i.8, Ja.i.304; Ja.v.132; Pp.55
- -maya made of bark Vin.ii.130. Vakara = vagula
late Sk. valka, cp. P. vakka
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