hīra

  1. a necklace (?) Vv-a.176.
  2. a small piece, splinter Ja.iv.30 (sakalika˚); hīrahīraṃ karoti to cut to pieces, to chop up Ja.i.9; Dhp-a.i.224 (+ khaṇḍâkhaṇḍaṃ).

cp. late Sk. hīra