Yellowing black. Syn. 黎. Hirakawa offers the Skt. śyāma-śabala, which is rendered by M-W as "black and spotted; Yama's two watch-dogs (regarded as sons of Saramā)."[resp. Charles Muller; source(s): Hirakawa, Gakken, M-W]
Dictionary References:
Buddhist Chinese-Sanskrit Dictionary (Hirakawa), 1301