ground : (f.) bhūmi; chamā; ptiṭthā. (nt.) thala; mūlakāraṇa. (m.) ādhāra; (in paintig : ) mūlavaṇṇālepa; cittādhāra. (v.t.) paṭhamam ārabhati. (v.i.) thale āhanīyati. (pp.) paṭhamāraddha; thalāhata || loses ground: parihāyati; osakkati; surface of the ground: (nt.) bhūtala; breaks ground: paṭhamārambhaṃ karoti; falls to the ground: vinassati; paripatati.

A.P. Buddhadatta Mahathera, Concise Pali-English and English-Pali Dictionary [available as digital version from Metta Net, Sri Lanka]