feminine · gaṇṭhikā 1 · gaṇṭhikā 2
knot
Gaṇṭhikā (feminine) (frequently spelled gaṇḍikā, q.v.) = gaṇṭhi, viz. 1. a knot, a tie Sv I 199 (catu-pañca-gaṇṭhikāhata patta a bowl with 4 or 5 knots, similarly āṇi-gaṇṭhikāhata ayopatta Vism 108; but see āṇi); Dhp-a I 335 (°jāta = gaṇṭhijāta knotty part), 394. 2. a block (or is it knot?) Vin II 136 (? + pāsaka; cf. Vinaya Texts III 144); V 140. Especially in phrase gaṇṭhikaṃ paṭimuñcitvā Vin I 46 = II 213, 215, translated at Vinaya Texts III 286 "fasten the block on (to the robe)" but at I 155 "tie the knots." Also in dhamma-gaṇṭhikā a block for execution Ja I 150 (v.l. gaṇḍikā). 3. Name of a plant Pv-a 127. — ucchugaṇṭhikā sugar cane: see ucchu. -kāsāva a yellow robe which was to be tied (or which had a block?) Ja IV 446.
a button; a toggle
(fem, fem, from gantheti) (of wood) knot knot Construction: √ganth > gaṇṭh + ikā
(fem, fem, from gantheti) knot; tangle knot, tie Construction: √ganth > gaṇṭh + ikā
(fem, fem, from gantheti) wooden block Construction: √ganth > gaṇṭh + ikā