[kena jalena phalati phal-ḍa Tv.] 1 Phlegm, one of the three humours of the body (the other two being vāta and pitta); kaphāpacayādārogyaikamūla- māśayāgnidīptiḥ Dk. 160; prāṇaprayāṇasamaye kaphavātapittaiḥ kaṃṭhāvarodhanavidhau smaraṇaṃ kutaste Udb.

2 A watery foam or froth in general. Comp. ariḥ dry ginger. kūrcikā saliva, spit- tle. kṣayaḥ pulmonary consumption. ghna, nāśana, hara a. removing...