As a Hindi name
Nearest attested word 'कुठिक' does not appear as a word in our Hindi sources. The nearest word is कुठ, meaning पेड़ । वृक्ष । गाछ. — Śabdasāgara nearest word: कुठ — a suggestion, not a meaning
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
the plant Costus speciosus or arabicus
Verified derivationMultiple readings (3)Why this matches what you typed
M3 · meaning shifts "kuṭhika" is derived from "kuṭhi" with the ṭhan/ka/kan suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
kuṭhi mfn. ‘leafless, bare’ or ‘crooked, wry’ (Comm.; said of a tree), ṢaḍvBr.
kuṭhi m. a tree, L.
kuṭhika m. the plant Costus speciosus or arabicus, L.
kuṭhika m. (-kaḥ) A kind of costus, commonly, Cuṭh, (Costus speciosus.)
Dictionary citations
kuṭhika m. the plant Costus speciosus or arabicus, L.
kuṭhika m. (-kaḥ) A kind of costus, commonly, Cuṭh, (Costus speciosus.)
kuṭhi mfn. ‘leafless, bare’ or ‘crooked, wry’ (Comm.; said of a tree), ṢaḍvBr.
kuṭhi m. a tree, L.
Alternative readings
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