कुञ्चिका

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Etymology

Of unclear origin. Perhaps from कुच् (kuc, to bend, to draw together),[1] itself perhaps connected to Proto-Indo-European *kewk- (to curve, bend), whence German Höcker (hump).[2]

Pronunciation

Noun

कुञ्चिका • (kuñcikā) stem, f

  1. key
  2. name of a fish (=कुचिक (kucika))
  3. a plant bearing a red and black seed used as a weight; jequirity (Abrus precatorius)
  4. fennel-flower seed (Nigella indica)
  5. reed (Trigonella foenum-graecum)
  6. the branch or shoot of a bamboo
  7. the bawd
  8. "key", of a commentary on the mañjūṣā (compare केलिकुञ्चिका (kelikuñcikā))

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of कुञ्चिका
Nom. sg. कुञ्चिका (kuñcikā)
Gen. sg. कुञ्चिकायाः (kuñcikāyāḥ)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative कुञ्चिका (kuñcikā) कुञ्चिके (kuñcike) कुञ्चिकाः (kuñcikāḥ)
Vocative कुञ्चिके (kuñcike) कुञ्चिके (kuñcike) कुञ्चिकाः (kuñcikāḥ)
Accusative कुञ्चिकाम् (kuñcikām) कुञ्चिके (kuñcike) कुञ्चिकाः (kuñcikāḥ)
Instrumental कुञ्चिकया (kuñcikayā) कुञ्चिकाभ्याम् (kuñcikābhyām) कुञ्चिकाभिः (kuñcikābhiḥ)
Dative कुञ्चिकायै (kuñcikāyai) कुञ्चिकाभ्याम् (kuñcikābhyām) कुञ्चिकाभ्यः (kuñcikābhyaḥ)
Ablative कुञ्चिकायाः (kuñcikāyāḥ) कुञ्चिकाभ्याम् (kuñcikābhyām) कुञ्चिकाभ्यः (kuñcikābhyaḥ)
Genitive कुञ्चिकायाः (kuñcikāyāḥ) कुञ्चिकयोः (kuñcikayoḥ) कुञ्चिकानाम् (kuñcikānām)
Locative कुञ्चिकायाम् (kuñcikāyām) कुञ्चिकयोः (kuñcikayoḥ) कुञ्चिकासु (kuñcikāsu)

Descendants

References

  1. Mayrhofer, Manfred (2001) “kukkuramardaka - - kuñcikā-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan] (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 95
  2. Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) “kukṣilá- - kuṭila-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 361
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