appaka

adjective little, small, trifling; pl. few. nt. -ṃ adv. a little DN.ii.4; AN.v.232 sq., AN.v.253 sq.; Snp.909 (opp. bahu); Dhp.85 (appakā = thokā na bahū Dhp-a.ii.160); Pv.i.10#2 (= paritta Pv-a.48); Pv.ii.9#39; Pp.62; Pv-a.6, Pv-a.60 (= paritta). f. appikā Ja.i.228
■ instr. appakena by little, i.e. easily DN-a.i.256. -anappaka not little, i.e. much, considerable, great; pl. many SN.iv.46; Dhp.144; Pv.i.11#7 (= bahū Pv-a.58); Pv-a.24, Pv-a.25 (read anappake pi for T. ˚appakeci; so also Kp-a.208).

appa + ka