gold
Kanaka (neuter) [cf. Sanskrit kanaka; Greek κνῆκος yellow; Anglo-Saxon hunig = English honey. See also kañcana] gold, usually as uttatta° molten gold; said of the colour of the skin Bv I 59; Pv III 3 2 ; Ja V 416; Pv-a 10 suvaṇṇa). -agga gold-crested Ja V 156; -chavin of golden complexion Ja VI 13; -taca (adjective) the same Ja V 393; -pabhā golden splendour Bv XXIII 23; -vimāna a fairy palace of gold Vv-a 6; Pv-a 47, 53; -sikharī a golden peak, in °rājā king of the golden peaks (i.e. Himālayas): Dāṭh IV 30.
kanaka , m. (in Skt. gold , only nt. ), ( 1 ) gold : LV 165.9 dhana-maṇi-kanakāḥ, acc. pl. , all mss. and Calc. ( Lefm. em. °kā); ( 2 ) = Kanakamuni , q.v. ; ( 3 ) n. of a nāga king: Māy 247.1 .
kanaka See under √ kan .
【中】 黃金。~cchavī, ~ttaca,【形】 金膚色。~ppabhā,【陰】 金色。~vimāna,【中】 金宮。
(nt, nt, from kanati) gold gold [lit.] shiner Construction: √kan + aka