As a Hindi name
यूक · noun · masculine
जूँ नामक कीड़े जो बाल या कपड़ों में पड़ जाते हैं । ढील । चीलर — Śabdasāgara
यूक · yūka · s.m.
= S يوکا यूका yūkā, s.f. A louse (see jūṅ) — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 1253
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
or (more commonly) yūkā a louse, &c.
Verified derivationMultiple readings (5)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "yūka" is the vocative of "yūkā" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M3 · meaning shifts "yūka" is derived from "yū" with the ka/kan suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
yū m. (or f.) soup, pease-soup, broth (= yūṣa), L.
yū f. (-yūḥ) The water in which pulse, &c. has been boiled, pease-soup, &c. E. yu to mix, aff. kvip, and vowel made long.
yūka m. or (more commonly) yūkā f. a louse, Mn.; Kathās.; Suśr. &c.
yūka mf. (-kaḥ-kā) A louse. E. yu to mix, (with the hair,) Uṇādi aff. kan, and the vowel made long.
Related forms
Dictionary citations
yūka m. or (more commonly) yūkā f. a louse, Mn.; Kathās.; Suśr. &c.
yūka mf. (-kaḥ-kā) A louse. E. yu to mix, (with the hair,) Uṇādi aff. kan, and the vowel made long.
yūkā f. a louse, Mn.; Kathās.; Suśr. &c.
yūkaḥ -kā A louse; Ms. 1. 45.
yū m. (or f.) soup, pease-soup, broth (= yūṣa), L.
yū f. (-yūḥ) The water in which pulse, &c. has been boiled, pease-soup, &c. E. yu to mix, aff. kvip, and vowel made long.
Alternative readings
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