[al-kvun, alati bhūṣayati mukhaṃ] 1 A curl, lock of hair, hair in general; lalāṭikācaṃdanadhūsarālakā Ku. 5. 55; aspṛṣṭālakaveṣṭanau R. 1, 42; 4. 54; ala- kabhaṃgatāṃ gataḥ K. 4; alake bālakuṃdānuvi- ddhaṃ Me. 65 (the word is n. also, as appears from a quotation of Malli.: svabhāvavakrāṇyalakāni tāsāṃ).

2 Curls on the fore-head.

3 Saffron besmeared on the body.

4 A mad dog (for alarka). kā 1 A girl from...