As a Hindi name
तूलिका · feminine
a female given name, Tulika, from Sanskrit
तूलिका · feminine
paintbrush
a Hindi word, a tatsama: the Sanskrit word borrowed unchanged into Hindi तूलिका — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Borrowed from Sanskrit तूलिका (tūlikā)” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
tūlikā f. a panicle (used as probing-rod), L.
= ˚li, Jñātādh. (in Prākṛt), Kum. i, 32; Dharmaśarm.; Vcar.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
a panicle (used as probing-rod)
Verified derivationMultiple readings (2)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "tūlikā" is the feminine form of "tūlika" — the same word with the feminine ending (nominative).
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
tūlikā f. a panicle (used as probing-rod), L.
= ˚li, Jñātādh. (in Prākṛt), Kum. i, 32; Dharmaśarm.; Vcar.
cf. akṣara-
a wick, L.
= ˚la-paṭī, Pāṇ. iii, 3, 116, Kāś.; Kathās.
tūlika m. a cotton trader, Kathās. lxi.
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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