Nāvā (f.) [Ved. nāuḥ & nāvā, Gr. nau_s, Lat. navis] a boat, ship Vin iii.49 (q. v. for definition & description);S i.106 (eka -- rukkhikā); iii.155=v.51=A iv.127 (sāmuddikā "a liner"); A ii.200; iii.368; Sn 321, 770, 771; Dh 369 (metaphor of the human body); J i.239;ii.112; iii.126; 188; iv.2, 21, 138; v.75 (with "500" passengers), 433; vi.160 (=nāvyā canal? or read nālaŋ?); Vv 61 (=pota VvA 42, with pop. etym. "satte netī ti nāvā ti vuccati"); Pv iii.35 (=doṇi PvA 189); Miln 261 (100 cubits long); Dāvs iv.42; PvA 47, 53; Sdhp 321. In simile Vism 690.   -- tittha a ferry J iii.230; -- sañcaraṇa (a place for) the traffic of boats, a port Miln 359.