As a Hindi name
रोचक · adj
रुचिकारक । रुचनेवाला । अच्छा लगनेवाला । प्रिय · जिसमें मन लगे । मनोरंजक । दिलचस्प । जैसे;— रोचक वृत्तांत — Śabdasāgara
रोचक · noun · masculine
क्षुधा । भुख · कदली । केला · राज- पलांडु — Śabdasāgara
रोचक · roćak · adj.
Pleasing, agreeable; giving an appetite, stomachic, tonic — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 604
रोचक
interesting; entertaining; absorbing; lively
a Hindi word, a tatsama: the Sanskrit word borrowed unchanged into Hindi रोचक — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Borrowed from Sanskrit रोचक (rocaka).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
rocaka mfn. brightening, enlightening, W.
giving an appetite, Suśr.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
a worker in glass or artificial ornaments
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M3 · meaning shifts "rocaka" is derived from "roca" with the ka/kan suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
roca mfn. shining, radiant, AV.
one who lightens or makes bright, MW.
rocaka mfn. brightening, enlightening, W.
giving an appetite, Suśr.
Dictionary citations
rocaka mfn. brightening, enlightening, W.
giving an appetite, Suśr.
pleasing, agreeable, W.
rocaka m. a worker in glass or artificial ornaments, R.
(only L.) hunger, appetite
roca mfn. shining, radiant, AV.
one who lightens or makes bright, MW.
Alternative readings
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