दीपिका
See also: दीपक
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit दीपिका (dīpikā).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /d̪iː.pɪ.kɑː/, [d̪iː.pɪ.käː]
- Hyphenation: दी‧पि‧का
Noun
दीपिका • (dīpikā) f (Urdu spelling دیپکا)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | दीपिका dīpikā |
दीपिकाएँ dīpikāẽ |
| oblique | दीपिका dīpikā |
दीपिकाओं dīpikāõ |
| vocative | दीपिका dīpikā |
दीपिकाओ dīpikāo |
Proper noun
दीपिका • (dīpikā) f
- a female given name, Deepika, from Sanskrit
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | दीपिका dīpikā |
दीपिकाएँ dīpikāẽ |
| oblique | दीपिका dīpikā |
दीपिकाओं dīpikāõ |
| vocative | दीपिका dīpikā |
दीपिकाओ dīpikāo |
Sanskrit
Etymology
From दीप् (dīp) + -इका (-ikā).
Noun
दीपिका • (dīpikā) stem, f
- light, lamp, lantern
- moonlight
- "illustrator" or "illustration" at the end of titles of books (compare कुलदीपिका (kula-dīpikā), गूढार्थदीपिका (gūḍhā-rtha-dīpikā), त्रैलोक्यदीपिका (trailokya-dīpikā)) and also alone, name of works
- Ptychotis ajowan (possibly Trachyspermum ammi) or the root of Calmus
- (music) name of a रागिणी (rāgiṇī)
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | दीपिका (dīpikā) | दीपिके (dīpike) | दीपिकाः (dīpikāḥ) |
| accusative | दीपिकाम् (dīpikām) | दीपिके (dīpike) | दीपिकाः (dīpikāḥ) |
| instrumental | दीपिकया (dīpikayā) | दीपिकाभ्याम् (dīpikābhyām) | दीपिकाभिः (dīpikābhiḥ) |
| dative | दीपिकायै (dīpikāyai) | दीपिकाभ्याम् (dīpikābhyām) | दीपिकाभ्यः (dīpikābhyaḥ) |
| ablative | दीपिकायाः (dīpikāyāḥ) | दीपिकाभ्याम् (dīpikābhyām) | दीपिकाभ्यः (dīpikābhyaḥ) |
| genitive | दीपिकायाः (dīpikāyāḥ) | दीपिकयोः (dīpikayoḥ) | दीपिकानाम् (dīpikānām) |
| locative | दीपिकायाम् (dīpikāyām) | दीपिकयोः (dīpikayoḥ) | दीपिकासु (dīpikāsu) |
| vocative | दीपिके (dīpike) | दीपिके (dīpike) | दीपिकाः (dīpikāḥ) |
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “दीपिका”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0481.