यूका yūkā
girl 2 syllables SLP1 yUkA

As a Hindi name

यूका · noun · feminine

एक प्रकार का परिमाण जो एक यव का आठवाँ भाग और एक लिक्षा का अठगुना होता है · जूँ नाम का कीड़ा जो सिर के बालों में होता है । विशेष दे॰ 'जूँ' · खटमल — Śabdasāgara

यूका · yūkā · s.f.

= S يوك यूक yūka, vulg. yūk, s.m. A louse (see jūṅ) — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 1253

Cited formation "यूका" is यूक + -आ: यूक means "= S يوکا यूका yūkā, s.f. A louse (see jūṅ)", 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 "यूका" is यूक + -आ: यूक means "= S يوکا यूका yūkā, s.f. A louse (see jūṅ)", 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

As a Sanskrit word

Meaning

a louse, &c.

Verified derivationMultiple readings (2)

Why this matches what you typed

M1 · same meaning "yūkā" is the feminine form of "yūka" — the same word with the feminine ending (nominative).

M3 · meaning shifts "yūka" is derived from "yū" with the ka/kan suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.

the base — यू

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.

your form — यूका

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

Monier-Williams (1899) · यूका

yūkā f. a louse, Mn.; Kathās.; Suśr. &c.

Apte (1890) · यूका

yūkaḥ -kā A louse; Ms. 1. 45.

Monier-Williams (1899) · यूक (linked stem)

yūka m. or (more commonly) yūkā f. a louse, Mn.; Kathās.; Suśr. &c.

Wilson (1832) · यूक (linked stem)

yūka mf. (-kaḥ-kā) A louse. E. yu to mix, (with the hair,) Uṇādi aff. kan, and the vowel made long.

Monier-Williams (1899) · यू (linked stem)

yū m. (or f.) soup, pease-soup, broth (= yūṣa), L.

Wilson (1832) · यू (linked stem)

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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