dīpaka 1.1 · dīpaka 2.1
Dīpaka 1 (= dīpa 1 ) (a) feminine dīpikā a lamp, in daṇḍa° a torch Dhp-a I 220, 399, (b) (—°) an image of, having the appearance of, sham etc.; in -kakkara a decoy partridge Ja II 161; -tittira same Ja III 358; -pakkhin a decoy bird Ja V 376; -miga a d. antelope Ja V 376. Dīpaka 2 (= dīpa 2 ) a (little) island Ja I 278, 279; II 160. Dīpaka 3 in vaṇidīpaka Pv-a 120 for vanibbaka (q.v.).
(adj, adj, from dīpa) explaining; illustrating; illuminating showing, explaining Construction: √dīp + a + ka dīpa + ka
(nt, nt, comp, dimin of dīpa) small island small island Construction: dvi > di + āpa + ka dīpa + ka