As a Hindi name
देशिक · noun · masculine
पथिक । बटोही · गुरु । शिक्षक । उपदेशक (को॰) · निर्देशक (को॰) — Śabdasāgara
देशिक · adj
देश का । देशसंबंधी — Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
a Guru or spiritual teacher
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Gender counterpart
The kosha attests this stem in the feminine, the masculine, and the neuter — the same name serves without alteration.
Dictionary citations
deśika mfn. familiar with a place, a guide (lit. and fig.), MBh. i, 3599 (v.l. daiś˚ cf. a- [add.])
deśika m. a Guru or spiritual teacher, MBh.; AgP.
a traveller, L.
deśika a. [deśe prasitaḥ -ṭhan] Local, pertaining to a particular place, native. — kaḥ 1 A spiritual teacher (guru). 2 A traveller. 3 A guide. 4 One familiar with places.
deśika m. (-kaḥ) 1 A traveller, a stranger, a sojourner. 2 A Guru or spiritual teacher. E. deśa a country, &c. ṭhak aff.
Alternative readings
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