The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

(khagga' k. to draw the sword). -- 2. to draw in, suck up (udaka') J iv.141. -- 3. to draw a line, to scratch J.
i.78, 111, 123; vi.56 (lekha').
Ka..hana
Ka..hana (nt.). 1. pulling, drawing Miln 231. - 2. refusing, rejecting, renunciation, appl. to the selfdenial of
missionary theras following Gotama Buddha's example Mhvs 12, 55.
Ka..hanaka
Ka..hanaka (adj.) pulling, dragging J v.260.
Ka*a
Ka*a [Derivation uncertain, possibly connected with kana; positive of kan"y!n= small; Vedic ka*a] the fine
red powder between the husk and the grain of rice, huskpowder D i.9 (˚homa), expld at DA i.93 by
ku*.aka. (adj.) made of husk -- powder or of finely broken rice, of cakes J i.423 (k -- p(va=ku*.akena
pakka -- p(va). -- aka*a (adj.) free from the coating of red powder. characteristic of the best rice Mhvs 5,
30; Anvs 27 (aka*a' karoti to whiten the rice). Cp. k!ka*a. -- bhakkha eating husk -- powder, a practice of
cert. ascetics D i.166=M i.78=A i.241#.
Ka*aya
Ka*aya [Derivation unknown, cp. Sk. ka*aya=ka*apa] a sort of spear, lance J i.273; ii.364 (like a spear, of
a bird's beak); Miln 339. -- agga the point of a spear J i.329 (like . . ., of a beak).
Ka*av"ra
Ka*av"ra [Sk. karav"ra] Nerium odorum, oleander, the flower of which is frequently used in the garland
worn by criminals when led to the place of execution (cp. Rouse, J. trsl. iv.119 and M%cchaka&ika X.
beginning: di**a -- kalav"la -- d!me. See also under ka*&ha) Vism 183 (n); DhsA 317; SnA 283; VvA 177;
cp. next.
Ka*avera
Ka*avera=ka*av"ra J iii.61; iv.191; v.420; vi.406.
Ka*!jaka
Ka*!jaka (nt.) a porridge of broken rice, eaten together with sour gruel (bilanga -- dutiya; always in this
combn except at J v.230) Vin ii.77 (cp. Vin. Texts iii.9); S i.90, 91; A i.145; iv.392; J i.228; iii.299; DhA
iii.10; iv.77; VvA 222, 298 (corr. bilanka; Hardy at VvA Index p. 364 expl. as "a certain weight"(?)). --
bhatta a meal of k. porridge J v.230.
Ka*ik!
Ka*ik! (f.) [cp. ka*a] 1. a small particle of broken rice (opp. ta*.ula a full grain) J vi.341, 366 (˚!hi p(va'
pacitv!). 2. a small spot, a freckle, mole, in a˚ (adj.) having no moles D i.80, and sa˚ with moles D. i.80 (cp.
DA i.223).
Kanik!ra