masculine · pāṇaka 1 · pāṇaka 2
an insect
Pāṇaka (adjective/noun) (usually —°) [from pāṇa] a living being, endowed with (the breath of) life S IV 198 (chap°); Dhp-a I 20 (v.l. mata°); sap° with life, containing living creatures Ja I 198 (udaka); ap° without living beings, lifeless Vin II 216; M I 13, 243; S I 169; Snp page 15 (udaka); Ja I 67 (jhāna).
【陽】 昆蟲。
(masc, masc, from pāṇa) living being; animal; creature [lit.] breathing being Construction: pa + √an + a + ka pāṇa + ka
(masc, masc, dimin of pāṇa) little creature; small animal; worm; insect insect Construction: pa + √an + a + ka pāṇa + ka