drop; stagnant water. In Vin. only in phrase cīvaraṃ… na acchinne theve pakkamitabbaṃ Vin.i.50, Vin.i.53 = Vin.ii.227, Vin.ii.230; Ja.vi.530 (madhu-ttheva a drop of honey).

see etym. under thīna, with which cp. in meaning from same root Gr. στοιβή & Lat. stīria, both drop. Cp. also thika. Not with Trenckner (Notes p. 70 fr. stip.