Kaṇikā (feminine) [cf. kaṇa] 1. a small particle of broken rice (opposite taṇḍula a full grain) Ja VI 341, 366 (°āhi pūvaṃ pacitvā). 2. a small spot, a freckle, mole, in a° (adjective) having no moles D I 80, and sa° with moles D. I 80 (cf. Sv I 223).
(fem, fem) broken rice