Doṇa
Doṇa,[Sk.droṇa (nt.) conn.with *dereǔo tree,wood,wooden,see dabbi & dāru & cp.Sk.druṇī pail] a wooden pail,vat,trough; usually as measure of capacity (4 Āḷhaka generally) Pv IV.333 (mitāni sukhadukkhāni donehi piṭakehi).taṇḍula° a doṇa of rice DhA.III,264; IV,15.At J.II,367 doṇa is used elliptically for doṇamāpaka (see below).
--pāka of which a d.full is cooked,a doṇa measure of food S.I,81; DhA.II,8.--māpaka (mahāmatta) (a higher official) supervising the measuring of the doṇa-revenue (of rice) J.II,367,378,381; DhA.IV,88; --mita a d.measure full D.I,54; M.I,518.(Page 331)