aṅgula
Aṅgula,[Vedic aṅgula,lit. “limblet” see aṅga for etym.] 1. a finger or toe M.I,395 (vaṅk’ aṅgulaṇ karoti to bend the fingers,v. l. aṅguliṇ); A.III,6 (id.); J V 70 (goṇ° adj. with ox toes,expld. by C. as with toes like an ox’s tail; vv. ll. °aṅguṭṭha and °aṅgulī). -- 2. a finger as measure,i. e. a finger-breadth,an inch Vin.II,294,306 (dvaṅgula 2 inches wide); Mhvs 19,11 (aṭṭh°); DhA.III,127 (ek°).
--aṭṭhi (? cp. aṅga-laṭṭhi) fingers (or toes) and bones DA.I,93. --aṅguli fingers and toes DhA.III,214. --antarikā the interstices between the fingers Vin.III,39; Miln.180; DhA.III,214. (Page 7)