[ci-ac] 1 An assemblage, collection, multitude, heap, mass; cayastviṣāmityavadhāritaṃ purā Śi. 1. 3; mṛdāṃ cayaḥ U. 2. 7 a lump of clay; kacānāṃ cayaḥ Bh. 1. 5 a braid of hair; so camarīcayaḥ Śi. 4. 60; kusumacaya, tu- ṣāracaya &c.

2 A mound of earth raised to form the foundation of a building.

3 A mound of earth raised from the ditch of a fort.

4 A rampart.

5 The gate of a fort.

6 A seat, stool.

7 A...