As a Hindi name
दूषिका · noun · feminine
आँख की मैल · कूँची । कलम । तूलिका (को॰) · एक प्रकार का चावल (को॰) — Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
impurity or impure secretion of the eyes
Verified derivationMultiple readings (2)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "dūṣikā" is the feminine form of "dūṣaka" — the same word with the feminine ending, recorded by the dictionary's own gender marker on that entry.
M3 · meaning shifts "dūṣaka" is derived from "dūṣa" with the ka/kan suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
dūṣa mfn. defiling, corrupting (ifc.; cf. kora-, paṅkti-).
dūṣa ˚ṣaka, ˚ṣaṇa, ˚ṣita See under √ 2. duṣ.
dūṣaka mf(ikā)n. corrupting, spoiling, disgracing, seducing, Mn.; MBh.; R. &c. (˚ṣika only, Divyāv.)
offending, transgressing (gen. or comp.), Hariv. 5635; Mṛcch. ix, 40
Related forms
Dictionary citations
dūṣikā f. impurity or impure secretion of the eyes, Mn.; Suśr.
a kind of rice, Suśr.
dūṣikā 1 A pencil, paint-brush. 2 A kind of rice. 3 Rheum of the eyes.
dūṣikā f. (-kā) 1 The rheum of the eyes. 2 A pencil or painting brush. E. dūṣa to make bad, (the eyes, &c.) affix ṇvul, fem. form; also dūṣī, dūṣi, and dūṣīkā.
dūṣaka mf(ikā)n. corrupting, spoiling, disgracing, seducing, Mn.; MBh.; R. &c. (˚ṣika only, Divyāv.)
offending, transgressing (gen. or comp.), Hariv. 5635; Mṛcch. ix, 40
dūṣa mfn. defiling, corrupting (ifc.; cf. kora-, paṅkti-).
dūṣa ˚ṣaka, ˚ṣaṇa, ˚ṣita See under √ 2. duṣ.
Alternative readings
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