Nettika (adj. -- n.) [netta+ika] 1. having as guide or fore- runner, in Bhagavaŋ˚' dhamma M i.310; A i.199; iv.158, 351; v.355. -- 2. a conduit for irrigation; one who makes conduits for watering Dh 80 (=udakaŋ nenti nettikā), 145; fig. that which supplies with food or water, in bhava˚ ("the roots of existence, clinging to existence") D i.46 (ucchinna˚ with the roots of existence cut); sanettika clinging to existence, a bad man A ii.54. Cp. netti.