--- In Pali@yahoogroups.com, "Jim Anderson" <jimanderson.on@...>
wrote:

> I found the following in the entry for ka.n.nikaa in the online

CPD:

>
> " b. (t.t. archit.) a ka.n.nikaa roof-plate; ~ denotes a
> circular wooden roof-plate (cf. the term ka.n.nika-
> ma.n.dala, q.v.) crowning a peaked roof (like a kind
> of coping stone), into which the rafters (- gopaana-
> siis) are fitted, thus holding them together and sup-
> porting them (cf. the term gopaanasiibhaaravaha quali-
> fying ~); "
>
> It continues on with more and there is mention of the term being

used

> as a synonym for kuu.ta.
>
> I don't have such a roof-plate at the peak of the pyramidal-shaped
> roof of my cottage here in Canada.The main roof frame is made up of
> four 2x4's that slope upward from the four corners of the

building's

> walls and meet together at one point forming the peak. The ends

here

> are shaped so that they all fit together snugly. It's a very strong
> roof that can withstand the heavy weight of snow and ice in the
> winter.

Very interesting information. Thank you, Jim.

Mahinda