Pali lavaṇa (34)
According to Davids and Stede’s Pali-English Dictionary, Pali word lavaṇa means “salt and lotion.” It traces its origin to the Tamil root aṟuttal through the transformation of aṟuttal > lavaṇá > lavaṇa. The following words, related to Pali lavaṇa, also originate from the Tamil root aṟuttal.
lava, a small particle, a drop. lavaka, a cutter, reaper. lavana, cutting, reaping. lavāpeti, causative of lunāti. loṇa, salt; as adjective, salty, of salt, alkaline. loṇa-ambila, acid and salt. loṇa-odaka, salt water. loṇa-kāra, salt-maker. loṇa-ghaṭa, a pitcher with salt. loṇa-dhūpana, salt-spicing. loṇa-phala, a crystal of (natural) salt. loṇa-rasa, alkaline taste. loṇa-sakkhara, a salt crystal, a (solid) piece of (natural) salt. loṇa-sakkharikā, a piece of salt-crystal, used as a caustic for healing wounds. loṇa-sovīraka, salted sour gruel. loṇika and loṇiya, salty, alkaline. loṇiya-teliya, prepared with salt and oil. aloṇika, unsalted. lāvaka, a cutter, reaper. lāvati and lāveti, to cut, to mow. lāyaka, cutter, reaper. lāyati, to cut (off), mow, reap. lāyana, cutting. lāyita, cut, reaped. aloṇika, not salted. kāla-loṇa, black (dark) salt. lunana, cutting, severing. lunāti, to cut, cut off, mow, reap. luta, cut, cut off. lūna, cut, mowed, reaped. lūyati, passive of lunāti.