neuter
Dasika 1 (adjective) (—°) [Sanskrit dr̥śika, cf. dassin] to be seen, to behold, being of appearance, only in dud° or frightful appearance, fierce, ugly S I 94 and the same passage (q.v. under okoṭimaka); Ja I 504 (kodha, anger); Pv-a 24, 90 (of petas). Note: The spelling is sometimes °dassika: A II 85; Pp 51; Pv-a 90. Dasika 2 (adjective) [from dasā] belonging to a fringe, in dasika-sutta an unwoven or loose thread Vin III 241; Dhp-a IV 206 (°mattam pi not even a thread, i.e. nothing at all, cf. Latin nihīlum = ne-fīlum not a thread = nothing). See also dasaka under dasā.
an end or edge of cloth; a hem or border
(nt, nt, from dasā) hem; fringe; border Construction: dasā + ika