लासिका lāsikā
girl 3 syllables SLP1 lAsikA

As a Hindi name

लासिका · noun · feminine

नर्तकी · पुंश्चली । दुश्चरित्रा । वेश्या · एक नाटयभेद । एक उपरूपक — Śabdasāgara

लासिका · lasikā · s.f.

A dancer, dancing-girl; a harlot — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 945

Cited formation "लासिका" is ला- + सिका: सिका means "1˚ = śikshā", and the prefix ला- forms without. CHD Basic Grammar App. I §5(4) — cited from the extracted rule table — base gloss: Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago

Cited formation "लासिका" is लासिक + -आ: लासिक means "नर्तक । नाचनेवाला", 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 "लासिका" is लासिक + -आ: लासिक means "नर्तक । नाचनेवाला", 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

a female dancer

Verified derivationMultiple readings (3)

Why this matches what you typed

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

Dictionary citations

Monier-Williams (1899) · लासिका

lāsikā f. a female dancer, Kathās.; Vcar.

Monier-Williams (1899) · लासिका

a harlot, wanton, L.

Monier-Williams (1899) · लासिका

a kind of dramatic performance (= vilāsikā), Sāh.

Apte (1890) · लासिका

lāsikā 1 A female dancer. 2 A harlot, wanton or unchaste woman. 3 A kind of dramatic performance.

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

lāsika mfn. dancing, Śiś.

Alternative readings

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