As a Hindi name
मेथिका · methikā · s.f.
= methī, q.v — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 1103
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
or methinī, Trigonella Foenum Graecum
Verified derivationMultiple readings (2)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "methikā" is the feminine form of "methika" — the same word with the feminine ending (nominative).
M3 · meaning shifts "methika" is derived from "methi" with the ṭhan/ka/kan suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
methi m. (perhaps fr. √ 1. mi) a pillar, post (esp. a pillar in the middle of a threshing-floor to which oxen are bound, but also any central point or centre), AV. &c. &c. (also methī, f.; v.l. medhi f. medhī f. meḍhī f., meṭhi f., meṭhī f.; medhī-bhūta mfn. forming a solid pillar or centre, MBh.)
cattle-shed, AV. (f(methī). , TāṇḍBr.)
methika m. the 17th or lowest cubit (aratni) from the top of the sacrificial post, L.
Related forms
Dictionary citations
methikā f. See next.
methikā or methinī, f. Trigonella Foenum Graecum, L.
methikā, methinī A kind of grass.
methika m. the 17th or lowest cubit (aratni) from the top of the sacrificial post, L.
methi m. (perhaps fr. √ 1. mi) a pillar, post (esp. a pillar in the middle of a threshing-floor to which oxen are bound, but also any central point or centre), AV. &c. &c. (also methī, f.; v.l. medhi f. medhī f. meḍhī f., meṭhi f., meṭhī f.; medhī-bhūta mfn. forming a solid pillar or centre, MBh.)
cattle-shed, AV. (f(methī). , TāṇḍBr.)
Alternative readings
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