Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
f. 1 A low and sweet tone; anubaddhamugdhakākalīsahitaṃ U. 3; Rs. 1. 8.
2 A musical in- strument with a low tone used by thieves to ascertain whether a per- son is asleep or not; phaṇimukhakākalī- saṃdaṃśaka… prabhṛtyanekopakaraṇayuktaḥ Dk. 49.
3 Scissors.
4 The Guñjā plant. Comp. ravaḥ the (Indian) cuckoo.
