कुण्ठक kuṇṭhaka
boy 3 syllables SLP1 kuRWaka

As a Hindi name

No reading on this path — this spelling has no entry in our Hindi sources, and no near neighbour is attested there either. We say so rather than invent one.

As a Sanskrit word

Meaning

stupid

Verified derivationMultiple readings (8)

Why this matches what you typed

M3 · meaning shifts "kuṇṭhaka" is derived from "kuṇṭha" with the ka/kan suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.

the base — कुण्ठ

kuṇṭha mfn. (g. kaḍārādi) blunt, dull, MBh. i, 1178; R. &c.

stupid, indolent, lazy, foolish.

your form — कुण्ठक

kuṇṭhaka mfn. stupid, L.

kuṇṭhaka m. N. of a pupil of Luṇṭaka

Dictionary citations

Monier-Williams (1899) · कुण्ठक

kuṇṭhaka mfn. stupid, L.

Monier-Williams (1899) · कुण्ठक

kuṇṭhaka m. N. of a pupil of Luṇṭaka

Monier-Williams (1899) · कुण्ठक

kuṇṭhaka m. pl. N. of a people (v.l. kuṇḍala), MBh. vi, 370; VP.

Wilson (1832) · कुण्ठक

kuṇṭhaka mfn. (-kaḥ-kā-kaṃ) A fool, stupid, ignorant. E. kan added to the former.

Monier-Williams (1899) · कुण्ठ (linked stem)

kuṇṭha mfn. (g. kaḍārādi) blunt, dull, MBh. i, 1178; R. &c.

Monier-Williams (1899) · कुण्ठ (linked stem)

stupid, indolent, lazy, foolish.

Alternative readings

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Caveats

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