[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Dictionary of Pali Proper Names](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937) › v2.c38.170 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c38.170 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c38.170 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c38.170](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c38.170) \*\*Kumbhaṇḍa.\*\*—A class of beings (fairies or gnomes) grouped with Yakkhas, Rakkhasas, Asuras and others. Virūḷha is their king. They have large bellies (\*kumbhaṇḍa\* = gourd), and their genitals are also large like pots (\*kumbho viya\*), hence their name.¹ - [Previous: v2.c38.169](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c38.169) - [Next: v2.c38.171](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c38.171) - [Up: v2.c38](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c38) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c38.170](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c38.170) · Pramāṇa