तोलिका

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

From an unattested *तोल (*tola) + -इका (-ikā), the former which is likely related to तोरण (toraṇa, arch, torana); see there for more.

Pronunciation

Noun

तोलिका • (tolikā) stemf

  1. a wall around a watchtower

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of तोलिका
singular dual plural
nominative तोलिका (tolikā) तोलिके (tolike) तोलिकाः (tolikāḥ)
accusative तोलिकाम् (tolikām) तोलिके (tolike) तोलिकाः (tolikāḥ)
instrumental तोलिकया (tolikayā)
तोलिका¹ (tolikā¹)
तोलिकाभ्याम् (tolikābhyām) तोलिकाभिः (tolikābhiḥ)
dative तोलिकायै (tolikāyai) तोलिकाभ्याम् (tolikābhyām) तोलिकाभ्यः (tolikābhyaḥ)
ablative तोलिकायाः (tolikāyāḥ)
तोलिकायै² (tolikāyai²)
तोलिकाभ्याम् (tolikābhyām) तोलिकाभ्यः (tolikābhyaḥ)
genitive तोलिकायाः (tolikāyāḥ)
तोलिकायै² (tolikāyai²)
तोलिकयोः (tolikayoḥ) तोलिकानाम् (tolikānām)
locative तोलिकायाम् (tolikāyām) तोलिकयोः (tolikayoḥ) तोलिकासु (tolikāsu)
vocative तोलिके (tolike) तोलिके (tolike) तोलिकाः (tolikāḥ)
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Brāhmaṇas

References

  • Monier Williams (1899) “तोलिका”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 456/1.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (2001) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 255