adjective little, small, short, insignificant; nt. a trifle. AN.iv.10; Ja.vi.366; Pv-a.12 (kāla): nt. thokaṃ as adv. = a little Ja.i.220 Ja.ii.103, Ja.ii.159; Ja.v.198; Pv-a.13, Pv-a.38, Pv-a.43
■ thokaṃ thokaṃ a little each time, gradually, little by little Dhp.121, Dhp.239; Mil.9; Snp-a.18; Pv-a.168.
for etymology see under thīna