As a Hindi name
पेटिका · noun · feminine
पिटारी नाम का वृक्ष · संदूक । पेठी · छोटी पिटारी — Śabdasāgara
पेटिका · peṭikā · s.f.
A box — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 296
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
a species of plant
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M1 · same meaning "peṭikā" is the feminine form of "peṭaka" — the same word with the feminine ending, recorded by the dictionary's own gender marker on that entry.
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.
Related forms
Dictionary citations
peṭikā f. a species of plant, L.
peṭikā, peṭī A small bag, a basket.
peṭikā f. (-kā) A box, a basket. E. peṭā, and kan added.
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.
peṭa mf(ā, or ī)n. (fr. piṭa, q.v.) a basket, bag, L.
a multitude, L.
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