As a Hindi name
उख्य · noun
पृं॰ [सं॰] हाँड़ी में पकाया मांस जिनकी आहुतियाँ यज्ञों में दी जाती थीं — Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
being in a caldron, &c.
Verified derivationMultiple readings (2)Why this matches what you typed
M3 · meaning shifts "ukhya" is derived from "ukh" with the yat suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
ukh cl. 1. P. okhati, uvokha, okhitum, to go, move, Dhātup.; Vop.
ukh, uṃkh 1 P. (okhati, uṃkhati, uvokha or uṃkhāṃcakāra, okhita, uṃkhita) To go, move.
ukhya mfn. being in a caldron, VS.; ŚBr.; KātyŚr. &c.
boiled or cooked in a pot (as flesh &c.), Pāṇ. &c.
Gender counterpart
The kosha attests this stem in the feminine, the masculine, and the neuter — the same name serves without alteration.
Dictionary citations
ukhya mfn. being in a caldron, VS.; ŚBr.; KātyŚr. &c.
boiled or cooked in a pot (as flesh &c.), Pāṇ. &c.
ukhya m. N. of a grammarian.
ukhya a. [ukhāyāṃ saṃskṛtaṃ yat] 1 Dressed or boiled in a pot (as flesh &c.); śūlyamukhyaṃ ca homavān Bk. 4. 9. 2 Being in a boiler (Ved.)
ukhya mfn. (-khyaḥ-khyā-khyaṃ) Boiled, dressed in a pot, (flesh, &c.) E. ukhā a pot, and yat aff.
ukh cl. 1. P. okhati, uvokha, okhitum, to go, move, Dhātup.; Vop.
ukh, uṃkh 1 P. (okhati, uṃkhati, uvokha or uṃkhāṃcakāra, okhita, uṃkhita) To go, move.
Alternative readings
More than one analysis survives full verification. That ambiguity is real, so we show every reading rather than pick one silently.
Caveats
Sources contain errors and engines have limits; every claim above carries its citation so you can verify it. This is guidance about names and their sources — not religious or astrological consultation. How we work · Our sources