kikī 1 · kikī 2
blue jay
Kikī [onomatopoetic to sound-root kr̥ (see note on gala), cf. Sanskrit kr̥ka-vāku cock, after the cry of the bird] 1. (masculine) the blue jay (Ja II 350 k. sakuṇo). 2. (feminine) a hen (or the female of the jay°), in simile from the Ap of a hen watching her egg Vism 36 (aṇḍaṃ anurakkhamānā); Ja III 375 (rakkhati); cf. Pj II 317 (kikī sakuṇikā aṇḍassa upari seti).
【陽】 藍松鴉。【陰】 雌藍松鴉。
<b> <c c="#a00149">Kikī</c> </b> <br>King of Benares at the time of the Buddha Kassapa. When the Buddha arrived in Benares, the king, having listened to his sermon, entertained the Buddha and his monks at the palace. When the Buddha was asked to spend the rainy season there he refused, as he had already accepted the invitation of Ghaṭīkāra of Vehaliṅga. Kikī was at first hurt by the refusal, but when the Buddha described Ghaṭīkāra’s virtues, the king was pleased and sent five hundred cartloads of provisions to Ghaṭīkāra who, however, curtly refused the gift. <c c="#3b6bd3">DN.ii.7</c> <c c="#3b6bd3">MN.ii.49ff.</c> <br> <br> </deftext>
(fem, fem, from kiki) female blue jay female of the jay Construction: kiki + ī
(masc, masc) name of the reigning king of Kāsi at the time of Kassapa Buddha name of the reigning king at the time of Kassapa Buddha