neuter
a leaf; a leaf for writing upon; a letter
Paṇṇaka [paṇṇa + ka] 1. green leaves (collectively), vegetables, greens Ja VI 24 (kāra° vegetable as homage or oblation); Pv III 3 3 (paṅko paṇṇako ca, explained as "kaddamo vā udakacchikkhalo vā" Pv-a 189, but evidently misunderstood for "withered leaves"); Pv-a 256 (tiṇakaṭṭha-paṇṇaka-sala, is reading correct?). 2. Name of a water plant, most likely a kind of fern (see Kern, Toev. II 16 q.v.) Often combined with sevāla (Blyxa Octandra), e.g. at Ja II 324; V 37. The spelling is also paṇaka, even more frequent than paṇṇaka and also combined with sevāla, e.g. Vin III 177 (in combination saṅkha-sevāla°, where Sp 612 explains "saṅkho ti sīghamūlako paṇṇasevālo vuccati, sevālo ti nīlasevālo, avaseso udaka-pappaṭaka-tīla-bījakādi sabbo ti paṇako ti saṅkhyaṃ gacchati"); S V 122; A III 187, 232, 235; Ja IV 71 (sevāla°); Miln 35 (saṅkha-sevāla-p. which Mp III 295 explains by udaka-pappaṭaka, and also at Mp III 311 as "nīla-maṇḍūkapiṭṭhivaṇṇena udakapiṭṭhim chādetvā nibattapaṇakaṃ" see Trenckner, Miln 421 and cf. Q.K.M. I 302), 210 (suvaṇṇa°), 401 (cakkavāko sevāla paṇaka-bhakkho); Pj I 61 (sevāla°; cf. Schubring's Kalpasūtra page 46 f. ). 3. (see paṇṇa 2) a written leaf, a ticket As 110.
(nt, nt, from paṇṇa) leaf, leaf for writing upon, letter Construction: paṇṇa + ka