As a deity name
Name 389 of the Lakshmi Sahasranāma — Skanda Purana / Sanat Kumara Samhita, as taught by Sages Sanatkumara and Devotees
As a Hindi name
कुलिक · noun · masculine
शिल्पकार । दस्तकार । कारीगर · उत्तम वंश में उत्पन्न पुरुष · आठ महानागों में से एक — Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
a thorny plant (Ruellia longifolia or Asteracantha longifolia)
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (4)Why this matches what you typed
M3 · meaning shifts "kulika" is derived from "kuli" with the ṭhan/ka/kan suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
kuli m. the hand, L.
kuli f. (= ˚lī) Solanum Jacquini (prickly nightshade), L.
kulika mfn. of good family, W.
a judge, Nār.
Gender counterpart
The kosha attests this stem in the feminine, the masculine, and the neuter — the same name serves without alteration.
Dictionary citations
kulika mfn. of good family, W.
a judge, Nār.
kulika m. a kinsman, Yājñ. ii, 233
the chief or head man of a guild, L.
any artisan of eminent birth, L.
kuli m. the hand, L.
kuli f. (= ˚lī) Solanum Jacquini (prickly nightshade), L.
Alternative readings
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