As a Hindi name
कोटक · noun · masculine
झोपड़ी बनानेवाल व्यक्ति · एक वर्णसंकर जाति । संगतराश ओर कुम्हार की लड़की से उत्पन्न व्यक्ति — Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
a builder of sheds or huts, thatcher, carpenter (man of mixed caste, son of a mason and of the daughter of a potter)
Verified derivationMultiple readings (10)Why this matches what you typed
M3 · meaning shifts "koṭaka" is derived from "koṭa" with the ka/kan suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
koṭa m. (g. aśmādi) a fort, stronghold (cf. koṭṭa), Vāstuv. xi, 28
a shed, hut, L. (cf. kuṭī)
koṭaka m. curving, bending, W.
koṭaka m. a builder of sheds or huts, thatcher, carpenter (man of mixed caste, son of a mason and of the daughter of a potter), BrahmaP.
Dictionary citations
koṭaka m. curving, bending, W.
koṭaka m. a builder of sheds or huts, thatcher, carpenter (man of mixed caste, son of a mason and of the daughter of a potter), BrahmaP.
koṭaka a. Curving, bending. — kaḥ 1 A builder of sheds, thatcher. 2 A mixed caste; (offspring of a mason by a daughter of a potter).
koṭaka mfn. (-kaḥ-kī-kaṃ) Who or what curves or bends. m. (-kaḥ) A thatcher, a builder of huts, &c. E. kuṭa to be crooked, ṇvula aff.
koṭa m. (g. aśmādi) a fort, stronghold (cf. koṭṭa), Vāstuv. xi, 28
a shed, hut, L. (cf. kuṭī)
Alternative readings
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