As a Hindi name
कोटिक · noun · masculine
मेढक । दादुर · इंद्रवधृटी । गोपबधूटी — Śabdasāgara
कोटिक · adj
करोड़ · अनेक करोड़ । करोड़ों । अमित । असंख्य । अनगिनत । बहुत अधिक — Śabdasāgara
कोटिक · koṭik · s.m.
(f. -ā), A frog; an insect, a worm — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 859
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
an insect (coccinella of various kinds)
Verified derivationMultiple readings (4)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "koṭika" is the vocative of "koṭikā" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M3 · meaning shifts "koṭika" is derived from "koṭi" with the ṭhan/ka/kan suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
koṭi f. the curved end of a bow or of claws, &c., end or top of anything, edge or point (of a sword), horns or cusps (of the moon), MBh. &c.
the highest point, eminence, excellence, Pañcat.; Ratnāv.; Sarvad.
koṭika m. (scil. maṇḍūka) a kind of frog, Suśr.
an insect (coccinella of various kinds), L.
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Dictionary citations
koṭika m. (scil. maṇḍūka) a kind of frog, Suśr.
an insect (coccinella of various kinds), L.
N. of the son of a prince, MBh. iii, 15586
koṭika a. Forming the highest point of anything.
koṭika m. (-kaḥ) An insect., coccinella of various kinds; this is most usually read koṭira.
koṭikā f. ‘lowest end of anything’, the vilest of (in comp.), Pañcat.
the plant Trigonella corniculata, Bhpr.
koṭi f. the curved end of a bow or of claws, &c., end or top of anything, edge or point (of a sword), horns or cusps (of the moon), MBh. &c.
the highest point, eminence, excellence, Pañcat.; Ratnāv.; Sarvad.
Alternative readings
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