Kaṇṇikā
Kaṇṇikā,(f.) [cp.kaṇṇaka & Sk.karṇikā] 1.an ornament for the ear,in °lakkhaṇa:see below.-- 2.the pericarp of a lotus J.I,152,183; V,416; Miln.361; Vism.124 (paduma°); VvA.43.-- 3.the corner of the upper story of a palace or pagoda,house-top J.I,201; III,146,318,431,472; DhA.I,77 (kūṭāgāra°); DA.I,43; VvA.304; Bdhd 92.-- 4.a sheaf in the form of a pinnacle DhA.I,98.-- In cpds.kaṇṇika°.
--baddha bound into a sheaf; fig.of objects of thoughts DhA.I,304.--maṇḍala part of the roof of a house J.III,317; DhA.III,66; VI,178.--rukkha a tree or log,used to form the top of a house J.I,201=DhA.I,269.--lakkhaṇa the art of telling fortune by marks on ornaments of the ear,or of the house-top D.I,9 (=pilandhana-k° pi geha-k° pi vasena DA.I,94).(Page 180)