一切經音義 29.146

29.146

坎窟 (*kǎnkū*, pit and cavern; the upper character has the fanqie 堪感 [*kān* + *gǎn*]. The *Picang* says: "*Kǎn* is a pit." The lower character has the fanqie 坤骨 [*kūn* + *gǔ*]. Du's commentary on the *Zuo zhuan* says: "A *kū* is an underground chamber." The *Gu-jin zhengzi* says: "A *kū* is a lurking place for foxes and rabbits; it is composed of 穴 with 屈 as phonetic." It is also written with the earth radical as 𡑣 or with the stone radical as 𥖚; both are acceptable).