As a Hindi name
यामिका · noun · masculine
पहरेदार । पहरुआ । चौकीदार · समय निरीक्षक । घड़ियाली (को॰) — Śabdasāgara
यामिका · noun · feminine
रात । रात्रि · हरिद्रा । हलदी (को॰) — Śabdasāgara
यामिका · yāmikā · s.f.
Night (i.q. yāminī) — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 1248
यामिका · feminine
a female given name, Yamika, from Sanskrit
यामिका · feminine
night
Cited formation "यामिका" is यामिक + -आ: यामिक means "(f. -ā, or -ī), See the pop. form jāmik", and the suffix -आ forms abstract, agent, action or instrumental nouns (masc.); also past participles. CHD Basic Grammar App. I §8(3) — cited from the extracted rule table — base gloss: Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago
Cited formation "यामिका" is यामिक + -आ: यामिक means "(f. -ā, or -ī), See the pop. form jāmik", and the suffix -आ forms 'having' (adjectives). CHD Basic Grammar App. I §9(1) — cited from the extracted rule table — base gloss: Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago
a Hindi word, a tatsama: the Sanskrit word borrowed unchanged into Hindi यामिका — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Borrowed from Sanskrit यामिका (yāmikā).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
yāmikā f. = yāminī, night, L.
yāmikā, yāminī 1 Night; savitā vidhavati vidhurapi savitarati dinaṃti yāmi nyaḥ . yāminayaṃte dināni ca sukhaduḥkhavaśīkṛte manasi .. K. P. 10. 2 Turmeric. Comp. — patiḥ 1 the moon. 2 camphor.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
yāminī 1 Night; savitā 2 Turmeric. Comp
Verified derivationMultiple readings (2)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "yāmikā" is the feminine form of "yāmika" — the same word with the feminine ending (nominative).
M3 · meaning shifts "yāmika" is derived from "yāmi" with the ṭhak/ṭhan/ka/kan suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
1. yāmi (for 2. See p. 851, col. 3) = yāmī; See under 1. yāma.
2. yāmi f. (or ˚mī) (for 1. See p. 850, col. 1) = jāmi (Uṇ. iv, 43, Sch.), a sister, female relation, Mn. iv, 180, 183 (v.l. jāmi), MārkP.
yāmika mfn. being on watch or guard
yāmika m. (also with puruṣa) a night-watcher, watchman, Kād.; Naiṣ.; Kathās.
Related forms
Dictionary citations
yāmikā f. = yāminī, night, L.
yāmikā, yāminī 1 Night; savitā vidhavati vidhurapi savitarati dinaṃti yāmi nyaḥ . yāminayaṃte dināni ca sukhaduḥkhavaśīkṛte manasi .. K. P. 10. 2 Turmeric. Comp. — patiḥ 1 the moon. 2 camphor.
yāmikā f. (-kā) Night. E. yāma a watch, kan aff., fem. form.
yāmika mfn. being on watch or guard
yāmika m. (also with puruṣa) a night-watcher, watchman, Kād.; Naiṣ.; Kathās.
1. yāmi (for 2. See p. 851, col. 3) = yāmī; See under 1. yāma.
2. yāmi f. (or ˚mī) (for 1. See p. 850, col. 1) = jāmi (Uṇ. iv, 43, Sch.), a sister, female relation, Mn. iv, 180, 183 (v.l. jāmi), MārkP.
Alternative readings
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