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.
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
yūkā f. a louse, Mn.; Kathās.; Suśr. &c.
yūkaḥ -kā A louse; Ms. 1. 45.
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.
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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