neuter · hīra 1 · hīra 2
splinter
a splinter; a stripe
Hīra [cf. late Sanskrit hīra] 1. a necklace (?) Vv-a 176. 2. a small piece, splinter Ja IV 30 (sakalika°); hīrahīraṃ karoti to cut to pieces, to chop up Ja I 9; Dhp-a I 224 (+ khaṇḍākhaṇḍaṃ).
(nt, nt) strip; slice; band; ribbon stripe
(nt, nt) splinter