(-˚) rind, shell (of fruit) only in compounds amba˚; Vin.ii.109; vaṃsa˚; Ja.i.352; veḷu˚; (a bit of bamboo) DN.ii.324; Ja.ii.267, Ja.ii.279; Ja.iii.276; Ja.iv.382.

cp. Sk. *peśikā

mango rind; mango peel; a small piece of mango.

one who solicits gifts in an inappropriate way; (according to commentaries : one who grinds or scrapes away, who belittles or denies the good qualities of others for his own advantage)

soliciting gifts in an inappropriate way; (according to commentaries : by grinding away, belittling or denying others’ good qualities)

…Dhp-a.iii.207.

• -pesikā the peel, rind, of the m. fruit Vin.ii.109.
• -potaka a mango sprout…

…a snare, MN.i.153

• -veḷupesikā a bamboo stick Ja.iv.382;
• -sikkā a rope slung round the walking-staff Vin.ii.131; *…

one who performs jugglery, a juggler DN.i.8 (= nippeso sīlaṃ etesan ti DA.i.91); AN.iii.111.

cp. Sk. niṣpeṣa clashing against, bounce, shock, niṣ + piṣ

jugglery, trickery (cp. Kern,

Toevoegselen

p. 176) Vb.353 (explained at Vism.29); Mil.383.

abstr. fr. prec.

…SN.i.206; Ja.iv.496; Mnd.120; Mil.40 Vism.236. 3. a piece, bit (for pesikā), in veḷu˚ Ja.iv.205.

cp. Epic Sk. peśī

messenger, a servant, often in combination dāsā ti vā pessā ti vā kammakarā ti vā, e.g. DN.i.141; SN.i.76, SN.i.93 (slightly diff. in verse); AN.ii.208 (spelt pesā); AN.iv.45; Dhp-a.ii.7. See also …

…SN.i.206; Ja.iv.496; Mnd.120; Mil.40 Vism.236. 3. a piece, bit (for pesikā), in veḷu˚ Ja.iv.205.

cp. Epic Sk. peśī