Potaka ( -- ˚) [fr. pota1] 1. the young of an animal M i.104 (kukkuṭa˚); J i.202 (supaṇṇa˚), 218 (hatthi˚); ii.288 (assa˚ colt); iii.174 (sakuṇa˚); PvA 152 (gaja˚). -- f. potikā J i.207 (haŋsa˚); iv.188 (mūsika˚). -- 2. a small branch, offshoot, twig; in twig; in amba˚ young mango sprout DhA iii.206 sq.; araṇi˚ small firewood Miln 53.