As a Hindi name
पीना
to drink; to consume, to smoke; to suppress emotion; to drain time or resources
Śabdasāgara also records: एक प्रकार का पीले रंग का पक्षी जिसके डैने काले और चोंच लाल होती है
Platts (p. 301) also records: The large black ant
a Hindi word; it is not Sanskrit
“Hindi verb set पीना (pīnā) पिलाना (pilānā) पिलवाना (pilvānā) Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peh₃-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *píph₃eti Proto-Indo-Iranian *píbati Sanskrit पिब॑ति (píbati) Prakrit 𑀧𑀺𑀯𑀇 (pivaï) Hindi पीना Inherited from Prakrit 𑀧𑀺𑀯𑀇 …” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
an ant, (cf. pipīla and pīluka).
Verified derivationMultiple readings (10)Why this matches what you typed
M3 · meaning shifts "pīlaka" is derived from "pīla" with the ka/kan suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
pīla r. 1st cl. (pīlati) 1 To stop, to cease to be or do. 2 To become stupid.
pīlaka m. an ant, L. (cf. pipīla and pīluka).
pīlaka m. (-kaḥ) The large black ant. E. pīla to stop, aff. kvun.
Dictionary citations
pīlaka m. an ant, L. (cf. pipīla and pīluka).
pīlaka m. (-kaḥ) The large black ant. E. pīla to stop, aff. kvun.
pīla r. 1st cl. (pīlati) 1 To stop, to cease to be or do. 2 To become stupid.
Alternative readings
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