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
‘sharp-thorn’, Capparis aphylla
Verified derivationMultiple readings (4)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "tīkṣṇakaṇṭaka" is the vocative of "tīkṣṇakaṇṭakā" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M3 · meaning shifts "tīkṣṇakaṇṭaka" is derived from "tīkṣṇakaṇṭa" with the ka/kan suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
tīkṣṇa—kaṇṭa m. Alhagi Maurorum, L.
tīkṣṇa—kaṇṭaka m. ‘sharp-thorn’, Capparis aphylla, Suśr. i, 8, 2
thorn-apple, L.
Related forms
Dictionary citations
tīkṣṇa—kaṇṭaka m. ‘sharp-thorn’, Capparis aphylla, Suśr. i, 8, 2
thorn-apple, L.
Terminalia Catappa, L.
Acacia arabica, Npr.
Euphorbia tortilis, ib.
tīkṣṇa—kaṇṭakā f. a kind of Opuntia, L.
tīkṣṇa—kaṇṭa m. Alhagi Maurorum, L.
Alternative readings
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Caveats
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