As a Hindi name
रीतिका · noun · feminine
जस्ते का भस्म · पीतल । कुसुमांजन — Śabdasāgara
Cited formation "रीतिका" is रीतिक + -आ: रीतिक means "पीतल का भस्म । पुष्पांजन", 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: Śabdasāgara
Cited formation "रीतिका" is रीतिक + -आ: रीतिक means "पीतल का भस्म । पुष्पांजन", and the suffix -आ forms 'having' (adjectives). CHD Basic Grammar App. I §9(1) — cited from the extracted rule table — base gloss: Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
brass, bell-metal.
Verified derivationMultiple readings (2)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "rītikā" is the feminine form of "rītika" — the same word with the feminine ending (nominative).
M3 · meaning shifts "rītika" is derived from "rīti" with the ṭhan/ka/kan suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
rīti f. going, motion, course, RV.
a stream, current, ib.
rītika n. calx of brass, L.
Related forms
Dictionary citations
rītikā f. brass, bell-metal.
rītikā f. (-kā) Calx of brass. E. rīti brass, and kan aff.
rītika n. calx of brass, L.
rīti f. going, motion, course, RV.
a stream, current, ib.
Alternative readings
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