As a Hindi name
चेतक · noun · masculine
हर्रे — Śabdasāgara
चेतक · noun · masculine
महाराणा प्रताप का प्रसिद्ध ऐतिहासिक घोड़ा — Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
causing to think
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Gender counterpart
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Dictionary citations
cetaka mfn. causing to think, W.
sentient, W.
ce˚taka &c. See ib.
cetaka a. 1 Causing to think. 2 What thinks or feels, sentient. — kī N. of a plant (harītakī).
cetaka mfn. (-kaḥ-kī-kaṃ) 1 Suggesting, causing to think. 2 What thinks or feels, sentient. f. (-kī) The yellow myrobalan, (Terminalia chebula.) E. cita to consider, affix vun.
Alternative readings
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