adjective · tikhiṇa 1 · tikhiṇa 2
sharp
Tikhiṇa (adjective) [Vedic tīkṣṇa of which t. is the diæretic form, whereas the contracted forms are tiṇha (q.v.) and tikkha. Cf. also Sanskrit tikta past participle of tij, tejate. From °steg in Greek στίζω "stitch" and στικτός, Latin instīgo, Old High German stehhan, German stecken, English stick] pointed, sharp, pungent, acrid; figurative "sharp," clever, cunning, acute (in this meaning only in contracted form tikkha) Ja V 264; Dhp-a II 9; IV 13; Pv-a 152, 221 (= tippa). (ati-) tikhinatā Miln 278. See also tippa and tibba and cf. tejo.
sharp, cutting; pungent, acid; quick
【形】 銳利的，尖的，苦痛的，苦味的。
(adj, adj, from tejati) sharp; pointed; keen sharp, pointed Construction: √tij > tikh + iṇa
(adj, adj, from tejati) pungent, acrid Construction: √tij > tikh + iṇa