As a Hindi name
अभीक · adj
निर्भय । निड़र · निष्ठुर । कठोरहृदय · उस्तुक । इच्छुक — Śabdasāgara
अभीक · noun · masculine
प्रेमी । पति · स्वामी । मलिक · कवि — Śabdasāgara
Cited formation "अभीक" is अ- + भीक: भीक means "= bhīkh, q.v", and the prefix अ- forms negation, lack. CHD Basic Grammar App. I §3(1) — cited from the extracted rule table — base gloss: Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago
Cited formation "अभीक" is अ- + भीक: भीक means "= bhīkh, q.v", and the prefix अ- forms without, lacking. CHD Basic Grammar App. I §4(1) — cited from the extracted rule table — base gloss: Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
longing after, lustful, libidinous
Verified derivationMultiple readings (4)Why this matches what you typed
M3 · meaning shifts "abhīka" is derived from "abhī" with the ka/kan suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
1. a-bhī mfn. fearless, R.; Ragh.
2. abhī (√ i), abhy-eti (Imper. 2. sg. abhīhi; impf. 3. pl. -āyan, 3. sg. Ā. -āyata; ind.p. abhītya) to come near, approach, go up to or towards (acc.), RV. &c.; (with sakāśam or samīpam or pārśve) id., Pañcat.; to go along or after (acc.), RV. &c.; to enter, join, go over to, Mn.; Bhaṭṭ.; (with a pr. p.) to begin to, (perf. 3. pl. abhīyuḥ), ŚBr.; to reach, obtain, RV. &c.; to get or fall into (acc.), MBh. &c.; to come to, fall to one's share (with acc.), Bhaṭṭ.; (said of the sun) to rise (as if he came nearer; also with abhitarām [q.v.] instead of abhi), AitBr., (with astam) to set, MBh. i, 1797 (cf. abhy-aya) : Pass. abhīyate to be perceived, known, BhP. : Intens. (1. pl. -īmahe) to ask, request, RV. i, 24, 3.
1. a-bhīka mfn. fearless, L.
2. abhīka mfn. (= abhika, q.v.), longing after, lustful, libidinous, Pāṇ. v, 2, 74
Gender counterpart
The kosha attests this stem in the feminine, the masculine, and the neuter — the same name serves without alteration.
Dictionary citations
1. a-bhīka mfn. fearless, L.
2. abhīka mfn. (= abhika, q.v.), longing after, lustful, libidinous, Pāṇ. v, 2, 74
abhīka m. a lover
a master, L.
a poet, L.
1. a-bhī mfn. fearless, R.; Ragh.
2. abhī (√ i), abhy-eti (Imper. 2. sg. abhīhi; impf. 3. pl. -āyan, 3. sg. Ā. -āyata; ind.p. abhītya) to come near, approach, go up to or towards (acc.), RV. &c.; (with sakāśam or samīpam or pārśve) id., Pañcat.; to go along or after (acc.), RV. &c.; to enter, join, go over to, Mn.; Bhaṭṭ.; (with a pr. p.) to begin to, (perf. 3. pl. abhīyuḥ), ŚBr.; to reach, obtain, RV. &c.; to get or fall into (acc.), MBh. &c.; to come to, fall to one's share (with acc.), Bhaṭṭ.; (said of the sun) to rise (as if he came nearer; also with abhitarām [q.v.] instead of abhi), AitBr., (with astam) to set, MBh. i, 1797 (cf. abhy-aya) : Pass. abhīyate to be perceived, known, BhP. : Intens. (1. pl. -īmahe) to ask, request, RV. i, 24, 3.
Alternative readings
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