masculine
the young of an animal
Potaka (—°) [from pota 1 ] 1. the young of an animal M I 104 (kukkuṭa°); Ja I 202 (supaṇṇa°), 218 (hatthi°); II 288 (assa° colt); III 174 (sakuṇa°); Pv-a 152 (gaja°). — feminine potikā Ja I 207 (haṃsa°); IV 188 (mūsika°). 2. a small branch, offshoot, twig; in twig; in amba° young mango sprout Dhp-a III 206 f.; ; araṇi° small firewood Miln 53. {426}
(masc, masc, dimin of pota, in comps) young animal; young male of any creature; young plant young of an animal Construction: √pus > pos + *ta + ka pota + ka