As a Hindi name
Nearest attested word 'तूलिक' does not appear as a word in our Hindi sources. The nearest word is तूल, meaning cotton, fluff, fiber. nearest word: तूल — a suggestion, not a meaning
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
a cotton trader
Verified derivationMultiple readings (3)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "tūlika" is the vocative of "tūlikā" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M3 · meaning shifts "tūlika" is derived from "tūli" with the ṭhan/ka/kan suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
tūli f. a painter's brush (cf. turī), Uṇ., Sch.
tūli f. (-liḥ) A painter's brush, or a fibrous stick used as one, and for other purposes. E. tūla to send forth or cut, affix in: see tūla and tūlī.
tūlika m. a cotton trader, Kathās. lxi.
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Dictionary citations
tūlika m. a cotton trader, Kathās. lxi.
tūlikā f. a panicle (used as probing-rod), L.
= ˚li, Jñātādh. (in Prākṛt), Kum. i, 32; Dharmaśarm.; Vcar.
tūli f. a painter's brush (cf. turī), Uṇ., Sch.
tūli f. (-liḥ) A painter's brush, or a fibrous stick used as one, and for other purposes. E. tūla to send forth or cut, affix in: see tūla and tūlī.
Alternative readings
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