Kaṭṭha
Kaṭṭha,3 (nt.) [Brh.kāṣṭha,cp.Ohg.holz] 1.a piece of wood,esp.a stick used as fuel,chips,firewood S.I,168=Sn.462; M.I,234 (+ kaṭhala); PvA.256 (+ tiṇa).In phrase “sattussada sa-tiṇa-kaṭṭh’odaka sa-dhañña” (densely populated with good supply of grass,firewood,water,and corn) in ster.description of a prosperous place (cp.Xenophon’s poλis oi)koumέnh eu)dai/mwn kai megaλh) D.I,87,111,etc.Both sg.(coll.) & pl.as “sticks” D.II,341,esp.in phrase kaṭṭhaṁ phāleti to chop sticks Vin.I,31; Sn.p.104; J.II,144; Pv.II,951 (=PvA.135),or k°ṁ pāteti (phāṭeti=phāleti? See pāteti) M.I,21.Frequent also in similes:M.I,241= II.93=III,95 (alla k.); M.III,242=S.II,97=IV.215= V.212 (dve k.); A.III,6 (+ kaṭhala); IV,72 (+ tiṇa); I,124=Pug.30,36 (+ kaṭhala).-- 2.a piece of stick used for building huts (wattle and daub) M.I,190.‹-› 3.a stick,in avalekhana° (for scraping) Vin.II,141,221,and in danta° a tooth-pick VvA.63,etc.(see danta).-- 4.(adj.) in cpds.=of wood,wooden.
--aggi wood-fire,natural fire A.IV,41,45,enumerated last among the 7 fires.--atthaṁ for the purpose of fuel,in phrase k.pharati to serve as fuel A.II,95=S.III,93= It.90=J.I,482.--atthara a mat made of twigs (cp.kaṭasāra) J.V,197,also as --attharika (& °kā) J.VI,21; DhA.I,135; f.at J.I,9; IV,329; VI,57.--kaliṅgara chips and chaff DhA.III,122 (cp.k-khaṇḍa).--khaṇḍa a piece of wood,splinter,chip,suggesting something useless,trifling DhA.I,321 (as expln of niratthaṁ va kalingaraṁ); ThA.284 (as expln of chuṭṭho kalingaraṁ viya).--tāla a wooden key Vin.II,148 (cp.Vin.Texts III,162).--tāḷa a w.gong DhsA.319.--tumba a w.vessel Vin.I,205.--pādukā a wooden shoe,clog Vin.I,188.--puñja a heap of w.A.IV,72; J.II,327.--phālaka wood-cutter Vism.413.--bhatin a wood-cutter Dpvs 20,28,where given as a nickname of King Tissa.--mañcaka a wooden bed Miln.366.--maya wooden Vin.I,203; J.I,289= V.435.--rūpa (& °ka) a w.figure,doll J.I,287.--vāha a cartload of fire-wood S.II,84.--vāhana riding on a faggot J.I,136.--vipalāvita drifting wood J.I,326.--hatthin a w.elephant,built by order of King Caṇḍapajjota to decoy King Udena (cp.the horse of Troy) DhA.I,193.--hāraka (f.°ikā) gathering fire-wood,an occupation of poor people M.I,79; S.I,180; J.I,134; II,412; IV,148; V,417; Miln.331; Vism.120; VvA.173.--hārin=°hāraka Vin.III,41; J.I,133 (title of J no.7.referred to at DhA.I,349).(Page 177)