adjective
hemantika , adj. (to hemanta plus -ika; = Pali id. Skt. hai°), of or pertaining to winter : °ko ( sc. prāsāda palace ) Mv iii.405.13 .
belonging to the winter; icy cold
Hemantika (adjective) [from hemanta] destined for the winter, wintry, icy cold Vin I 15, 31 (rattiyo), 288; M I 79; S V 51; A IV 127; Vism 73.
(adj, adj, comp, from himanta) winter; for the winter; related to the winter season belonging to the winter, icy cold Construction: hima > hema + anta + *ika himanta + *ika