Tam adhīte tena-katādi sannidhāna-niyoga-sippa-bhaṇḍa-jīvikatthesu ca

1. Vinayam adhīte: Venayiko (he studies the Vinaya: a specialist in the Vinaya).
2. Likewise: Suttantaṃ adhīte: Suttantiko (he studies the Suttanta: a specialist in the Suttanta), Abhidhammaṃ adhīte: Ābhidhammiko (he studies the Abhidhamma: a specialist in the Abhidhamma), Byākaraṇaṃ adhīte: Veyyākaraṇiko (he studies grammar: a grammarian).
3. Kāyena kataṃ kammaṃ: kāyikaṃ (an action done with the body: bodily). Likewise: vācāya kataṃ kammaṃ: vācasikaṃ (an action done with speech: verbal), manasā kataṃ kammaṃ: mānasikaṃ (an action done with the mind: mental).
4. Sarīre sannidhānā vedanā: sārīrikā (a feeling located in the body: bodily). Likewise: manasi sannidhānā vedanā: mānasikā (mental).
5. Dvāre niyutto: dovāriko (occupied at the door: a gatekeeper). Likewise: bhaṇḍāgāre niyutto: bhaṇḍāgāriko (occupied in the treasury: a treasurer), nagare niyutto: nāgariko (occupied in the city: a city officer/citizen), navakamme niyutto: nāvakammiko (occupied in new work).
6. Vīṇā assa sippaṃ: veṇiko (his skill is the lute: a lute player). Likewise: paṇavo assa sippaṃ: pāṇaviko (his skill is the drum: a drummer), mudiṅgo assa sippaṃ: modiṅgiko (his skill is the small drum: a small-drum player), vaṃso assa sippaṃ: vaṃsiko (his skill is the flute: a flute player).
7. Gandho assa bhaṇḍaṃ: gandhiko (his merchandise is perfume: a perfume seller). Likewise: telaṃ assa bhaṇḍaṃ: teliko (his merchandise is oil: an oil seller), guḷo assa bhaṇḍaṃ: goḷiko (his merchandise is molasses: a molasses seller).
8. Urabbhaṃ hantvā jīvatī ti orabbhiko (he lives by killing rams: a butcher of sheep).
9. Magaṃ hantvā jīvatī ti māgaviko (he lives by killing wild animals: a hunter).
10. Likewise: sūkaraṃ hantvā jīvatī ti sokariko (he lives by killing pigs: a pork butcher), sakuṇaṃ hantvā jīvatī ti sākuṇiko (he lives by killing birds: a fowler).

By taking ‘ādi’, the suffix ‘ṇika’ can be employed also in other meanings.

1. Jālena hato: jāliko (killed with a net).
2. Suttena bandho: suttiko (bound with a string).
3. Cāpo assa āvudho: cāpiko (his weapon is the bow: an archer). Likewise: tomaro assa āvudho: tomariko (his weapon is the spear: a spearman), muggaro assa āvudho: muggariko (his weapon is the club: a club-bearer), musalo assa āvudho: mosaliko (his weapon is the pestle).
4. Vāto assa ābādho: vātiko (his disease is wind). Likewise: semhaṃ assa ābādho: semhiko (his disease is phlegm), pittaṃ assa ābādho: pittiko (his disease is bile).
5. Buddhe pasanno: buddhiko (he has faith in the Buddha). Likewise: Dhamme pasanno: dhammiko (he has faith in the Dhamma), Saṃghe pasanno: saṃghiko (he has faith in the Saṃgha).
6. Buddhassa santakaṃ: buddhikaṃ (the property of the Buddha). Likewise: Dhammassa santakaṃ: dhammikaṃ (the property of the Dhamma), Saṃghassa santakaṃ: saṃghikaṃ (the property of the Saṃgha).
7. Vatthena kītaṃ bhaṇḍaṃ: vatthikaṃ (merchandise bought with cloth). Likewise: kumbhena kītaṃ bhaṇḍaṃ: kumbhikaṃ (merchandise bought with a water-pot), phalena kītaṃ bhaṇḍaṃ: phālikaṃ (merchandise bought with fruit), kiṃkaṇena kītaṃ bhaṇḍaṃ: kiṃkaṇikaṃ (merchandise bought with a kind of bell), suvaṇṇena kītaṃ bhaṇḍaṃ: sovaṇṇikaṃ (merchandise bought with gold).
8. Kumbho assa parimāṇaṃ: kumbhikaṃ (its measure is a kumbha).
9. Kumbhassa rāsi: kumbhikaṃ (a pile of water-pots).
10. Kumbhaṃ arahatī ti kumbhiko (that which is worth a kumbha).
11. Akkhena dibbatī ti akkhiko (he plays with dice: a dice player). Likewise: salākena dibbatī ti sālākiko (he plays with bamboo sticks), tindukena dibbatī ti tindukiko (he plays with [the fruits of] the tinduka tree), ambaphalena dibbatī ti ambaphaliko (he plays with mangoes), kapiṭṭhaphalena dibbatī ti kapiṭṭhaphaliko (he plays with the fruits of the kapiṭṭha tree), nāḷikerena dibbatī ti nāḷikeriko (he plays with coconuts), and so on.