feminine
termite
Upacikā (feminine) [connected with Sanskrit upadīkā, although the relation is not quite clear. Attempts at explained by Trencker "Notes" 62 (*utpādikā > upatikā > upacikā) and Kern, Toev. page 102 (upacikā = Vedic upajīka, this from upajihikā for °dihikā, vv.ll. upadehihā and upadīkā). It may however be a direct derivative from upa + ci, thus meaning "making heaps, a builder"] — the termite or white ant Vin II 113, 148, 152; III 151; M I 306; Ja III 320; IV 331; Miln 363, 392; Vism 62, Dhp-a II 25; III 15.
termite; white ant
【陰】 白蟻。
(fem, fem) termite; white ant termite, white ant