شلاكا

शलाका śalākā, s.f. A dart, a javelin; an arrow; a rib (of an umbrella, etc.); a thin bar (of a cage, etc.); a small stake,stick, rod, peg, pin; a round pointed piece ofwood or bamboo (serving for various purposes); a rule, ruler; a brimstone-match; any pointed surgical instrument, a tent or probe; a bone; an oblong quadrangular piece of ivory or bone (used in particular games), a domino; a fibrous stick (used as a brush, etc.); a tooth-brush; a toothpick; a pencil;—a porcupine;—a kind of bird, Turdus salica.