masculine · nettika 1 · nettika 2
one who makes conduits for irrigation
Nettika (adjective/noun) [netta + ika] 1. having as guide or forerunner, in Bhagavaṃ°'dhamma M I 310; A I 199; IV 158, 351; V 355. 2. a conduit for irrigation; one who makes conduits for watering Dhp 80 (= udakaṃ nenti nettikā), 145; figurative that which supplies with food or water, in bhava° ("the roots of existence, clinging to existence") D I 46 (ucchinna° with the roots of existence cut); sanettika clinging to existence, a bad man A II 54. Cf. netti.
【陽】 造灌溉水道的人。
(adj, adj, in comps, from netta) as guide; as leader Construction: √nī > ne + *tta + ika netta + ika
(masc, masc, agent, from netta) irrigator who makes conduits for irrigation [lit.] who leads Construction: √nī > ne + *tta + ika netta + ika