piṅga (9489)
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Entry 9489, Page 344, Col. 1 -
(piNga, piNga)
piṅga¦ (m.; in one Skt. Lex. said to mean buffalo), young (male) elephant, parallel with kareṇu, as in prec. line kiśora, male colt, with vaḍavā: pañca kareṇu-sahasrāṇi pañca piṅga-sahasrāṇi LV 95.11 (prose; vv.ll. kapiṅga-, piśa-); confirmed in Tib., ba laṅ gi phrug gu pho, (usually bullock but also) young male elephant (for kareṇu Tib. has the same phrase with mo, female, instead of pho, male). [Page344-b+ 71]