adjective noun the inhabitant of a (small) town; citizen; also collect. = jana, people Vin.i.268, Vin.i.273; DN.i.136, DN.i.139; Ja.iv.121; Ja.vi.493; Dāvs iii.3; DN-a.i.297 Often combined with -jānapadā (pl.) “townsmen & countryfolk” SN.i.89; DN.iii.148, DN.iii.172; Ja.149.

fr. nigama