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Nikkhaṁ

Nikkha

masculine & neuter a golden ornament for neck or breast, a ring Ja.ii.444 ; Ja.vi.577 . (already Vedic) a golden coin or a weight of gold (cp. a “pound sterling”) equal to 15 suvaṇṇas ( Vv-a.104 = suvaṇṇassa pañcadasa-dharaṇaṃ nikkhan ti vadanti) SN.ii.234 (suvaṇṇa & singi˚); Ja.i.84 (id.); AN.iv.12

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masculine & neuter

  1. a golden ornament for neck or breast, a ring Ja.ii.444; Ja.vi.577.
  2. (already Vedic) a golden coin or a weight of gold (cp. a “pound sterling”) equal to 15 suvaṇṇas (Vv-a.104 = suvaṇṇassa pañcadasa-dharaṇaṃ nikkhan ti vadanti) SN.ii.234 (suvaṇṇa & singi˚); Ja.i.84 (id.); AN.iv.120 (suvaṇṇa˚); Vv.20#8 Vv.43#8 (variant reading SS nekkha) Ja.vi.180; Mil.284. suvaṇṇanikkha-sataṃ (100 gold pieces) Ja.i.376; Ja.iv.97; Ja.v.58 ˚sahassaṃ (1000) Ja.v.67; Dhp-a.i.393
    ■ See also nekkha.

Vedic niṣka; cp. Oir. nasc (ring), Ohg. nusca (bracelet)

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Pali text and translations from SuttaCentral (Bilara), dedicated to the public domain (CC0). PTS Pali–English Dictionary entries, public domain.