一切經音義 13.121

13.121

䬫餬 (Ghee / sarpirmaṇḍa: the first is pronounced ti 提, formed with the food radical 食 and di 氐 [fanqie 丁禮]; in the sūtra text, writing it with hu 互 is an error. The second is pronounced hu 胡. Di-hu is the finest and purest essence of clarified butter (ghee); regardless of winter or summer, it remains clear and does not congeal, and can penetrate human flesh. It is also written with the wine radical 酉 as 醍醐, which is also commonly accepted).