As a Hindi name
कीटक · noun · masculine
कीड़ा · मागध जाति का चारण — Śabdasāgara
कीटक · adj
कड़ा । कठोर — Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
a kind of bard, panegyrist (descended from a Kṣatriya father and Vaiśya mother)
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M3 · meaning shifts "kīṭaka" is derived from "kīṭa" with the ka/kan suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
kīṭa m. (ifc. f(ā). , Hcat.) a worm, insect, ŚBr. xiv; ĀśvŚr. &c.
the scorpion in the zodiac, VarBṛS.
kīṭaka m. a worm, insect, R.; BhP.; MārkP.
a kind of bard, panegyrist (descended from a Kṣatriya father and Vaiśya mother), L.
Dictionary citations
kīṭaka m. a worm, insect, R.; BhP.; MārkP.
a kind of bard, panegyrist (descended from a Kṣatriya father and Vaiśya mother), L.
N. of a prince, MBh. i, 2696
kīṭaka mfn. hard, harsh, L.
kīṭaka a. Hard, harsh. — kaḥ 1 A worm. 2 A bard of the Māgadha tribe.
kīṭa m. (ifc. f(ā). , Hcat.) a worm, insect, ŚBr. xiv; ĀśvŚr. &c.
the scorpion in the zodiac, VarBṛS.
Alternative readings
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