(~ā & -ikā)n. & neuter

1. (mfn.) small; minor; insignificant; inferior; short.
2. (nom. pl. ~ā and ~āni), a minor rule or offense (i.e. a pācittiya rule).

…of the teaching. 2. one of the collections making up the Khuddakanikāya of the Pāḷi canon.

the name of one of the nine categories (angās) of the scriptures; one of the collections making up the Khuddakanikāya of the Pāḷi Canon

…nine categories (aṅgas) of the scriptures; one of the collections making up the Khuddakanikaya of the Pāḷi…

small insignificant town

the section on minor matters, the Khuddakavatthukkhandhaka of the Vinayapiṭaka

lesser, minor; the least important; the very smallest; the various small or minor …; (n.) a minor disciplinary rule; the basic or minor discipline

…the verses of the elders; one of the collections making up the Khuddakanikāya of the Pāḷi Canon.

the verses of the female elders; one of the collections making up the Khuddakanikāya of the Pāḷi Canon.

…of the scriptures; one of the collections making up the Khuddakanikāya of the Pāḷi Canon.