Dvīhitika
Dvīhitika，（adj.） [du-īhitika，of du1+īhati] to be gained or procured with difficulty （i．e．a livelihood which is hardly procurable），only in phrase “dubbhikkhā d. setaṭṭhikā salākavuttā，” of a famine Vin.III，6，15，87； IV，23； S.IV，323．On the term & its expln by Bdhgh．（at Vin.III，268：dujjīvikā īhī tī ．．．dukkhena īhitaṁ ettha pavattatī ti） see Kern，Toev．I.122．-- Note．Bdhgh’s expln is highly speculative，& leaves the problem still unsolved．The case of du1 appearing as du- （and not as dur-） before a vowel is most peculiar； there may be a connection with druh （see duhana），which is even suggested by vv．ll．at S.IV，223 as dūhitika= duhitika （q．v.）．（Page 334）