Note: the Hindi and Sanskrit paths disagree here — the Sanskrit dictionary reading is negative (“fearful”) while the Hindi reading is not. Both are shown below; read them together before choosing.
As a Hindi name
Note: the Hindi and Sanskrit paths disagree here — the Sanskrit dictionary reading is negative (“fearful”) while the Hindi reading is not. Both are shown below; read them together before choosing.
भीलुक · bhīluk · adj.
= bhīruk, q.v — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 200
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
afraid of
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M3 · meaning shifts "bhīluka" is derived from "bhīlu" with the ṭhan/ka/kan suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
bhīlu mfn. = bhīru, timid, L.
bhīlu bhīluka. See p. 758.col. 3.
(ifc.) afraid of Kathās.
bhīluka m. a bear, L. (cf. bhallūka).
Dictionary citations
(ifc.) afraid of Kathās.
bhīluka m. a bear, L. (cf. bhallūka).
bhīru(lu)ka a. [bhī-kru-klukan] 1 Timid, cowardly, timorous. 2 Shy. 3 Afraid. 4 Formidable. — kaḥ 1 A tiger. 2 A jackal. 3 A bear. 4 An owl. 5 A kind of sugar-cane. — kaṃ A forest, wood.
bhīluka mfn. (-kaḥ-kā-kaṃ) Timid, fearful. m. (-kaḥ) A bear: see bhīruka.
bhīlu mfn. = bhīru, timid, L.
bhīlu bhīluka. See p. 758.col. 3.
Alternative readings
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