As a Hindi name
पेटक · noun · masculine
पिटारा । मंजूषा · समूह । ढेर — Śabdasāgara
पेटक · peṭak · s.m.
A covered wicker-basket for holding clothes, books, &c — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 296
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
(fr. piṭaka, q.v.) a little basket, casket, box, (cf. kośa-peṭaka, bhūṣaṇa-peṭikā)
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M3 · meaning shifts "peṭaka" is derived from "peṭa" with the ka/kan suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
peṭa mf(ā, or ī)n. (fr. piṭa, q.v.) a basket, bag, L.
a multitude, L.
peṭaka mf(ikā)n. (fr. piṭaka, q.v.) a little basket, casket, box, Daś.; Sāy.; Kull. (cf. kośa-peṭaka, bhūṣaṇa-peṭikā)
peṭaka m. n. = dvaṃdva, L.
Dictionary citations
peṭaka mf(ikā)n. (fr. piṭaka, q.v.) a little basket, casket, box, Daś.; Sāy.; Kull. (cf. kośa-peṭaka, bhūṣaṇa-peṭikā)
peṭaka m. n. = dvaṃdva, L.
peṭaka n. a multitude, company, quantity, number, Rājat.; Kathās. (˚kaṃ-√ kṛ, with instr. ‘to join or consort with’)
peṭaka mn. (-kaḥ-kaṃ) A basket for holding clothes, books, &c. n. (-kaṃ) Multitude, quantity. E. piṭa to collect, vun aff.
peṭa mf(ā, or ī)n. (fr. piṭa, q.v.) a basket, bag, L.
a multitude, L.
Alternative readings
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