ūkā 1 · ūkā 2
louse
Ūkā (feminine) [Sanskrit yūkā, probably dialectical] a louse Ja I 453; II 324; III 393; V 298; Miln 11; Vism 445; As 307, 319; Dhp-a III 342; Vv-a 86. Ūkā is also used as linear measure (cf. Sanskrit yūkālikāṣaṃ) Vibh-a 343 (where 7 likkhā are said to equal 1 ūkā).
(fem, fem) louse; lice; Pediculus humanus capitis louse
(fem, fem) measure of length (7 likhā = 1 ūkā; 7 ūkā = 1 dhaññamāsa)