gold, usually as uttatta˚; molten gold; said of the colour of the skin Bv.i.59; Pv.iii.3#2; Ja.v.416; Pv-a.10 suvaṇṇa).

• -agga gold-crested Ja.v.156;
• -chavin of golden complexion Ja.vi.13;
• -taca (adj.) id. Ja.v.393;
• -pabhā golden splendour Bv.xxiii.23;
• -vimāna a fairy palace of gold Vv-a.6; Pv-a.47, Pv-a.53;
• -sikharī a golden peak, in ˚rājā king of the golden peaks (i.e. Himālayas): Dāvs iv.30.

cp. Sk. kanaka; Gr. κν ̈ηκος yellow; Ags. hunig = E. honey. See also kañcana