As a Hindi name
रूक्षा · noun · feminine
दंतीवृक्ष · मधु शर्करा — Śabdasāgara
Cited formation "रूक्षा" is रूक्ष + -आ: रूक्ष means "[वि॰ स्त्री॰ रूक्षा] जो चिकना या कोमल न हो । रूखा । स्निग्ध का उलटा । दे॰ 'रुक्ष'", 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 "रूक्षा" is रूक्ष + -आ: रूक्ष means "[वि॰ स्त्री॰ रूक्षा] जो चिकना या कोमल न हो । रूखा । स्निग्ध का उलटा । दे॰ 'रुक्ष'", 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
Croton Polyandrum or Tiglium
Verified derivationMultiple readings (2)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "rūkṣā" is the feminine form of "rūkṣa" — the same word with the feminine ending (nominative).
Dictionary citations
rūkṣā (ā), f. Croton Polyandrum or Tiglium, L.
1. rūkṣa mf(ā)n. (prob. fr. √ rūṣ; cf. 2. rukṣa) rough, dry, arid, dreary, ŚBr. &c. &c.
emaciated, thin, Suśr.
Alternative readings
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