As a Hindi name
इच्छु
desirous, fond
Śabdasāgara also records: ईख
a Hindi word; it is not Sanskrit
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
wishing, desiring (with acc. or inf.)
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Gender counterpart
The kosha attests this stem in the feminine, the masculine, and the neuter — the same name serves without alteration.
Dictionary citations
icchu mfn. wishing, desiring (with acc. or inf.), KātyŚr.; Pañcat.; R.; Kathās.
icchu a. Wishing, desirous; usually in comp.
icchu mfn. (-cchuḥ-cchuḥ-cchu) Wishing, desiring. E. iṣa to wish, and us affix, deriv. irr.
Alternative readings
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