As a Hindi name
वटुक · noun · masculine
बालक · माणवक । ब्रह्मचारी · एक भैरव । बटुकभैरव — Śabdasāgara
वटुक · vaṭuk · s.m.
= وٿو vaṭu, q.v — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 1180
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
1 A lad, a young man in general, or one fit to receive the sacrificial thread. 2 A religious student. 3 A stupid fellow, a blockhead. E. kan added to the preceding.
Verified derivationMultiple readings (5)Why this matches what you typed
M3 · meaning shifts "vaṭuka" is derived from "vaṭu" with the ṭhan/ka/kan suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
vaṭu &c. See baṭu.
vaṭu m. (-ṭuḥ) 1 The Brahmacārī or religious student, after his investiture with the sacred thread. 2 A lad, a youth in general. 3 A flower, (Bignonia Indica.) E. vaṭa to surround, (with the string, &c.) or to speak, u Uṇādi aff.
vaṭuka m. (-kaḥ) 1 A lad, a young man in general, or one fit to receive the sacrificial thread. 2 A religious student. 3 A stupid fellow, a blockhead. E. kan added to the preceding.
Dictionary citations
vaṭuka m. (-kaḥ) 1 A lad, a young man in general, or one fit to receive the sacrificial thread. 2 A religious student. 3 A stupid fellow, a blockhead. E. kan added to the preceding.
vaṭu &c. See baṭu.
vaṭu m. (-ṭuḥ) 1 The Brahmacārī or religious student, after his investiture with the sacred thread. 2 A lad, a youth in general. 3 A flower, (Bignonia Indica.) E. vaṭa to surround, (with the string, &c.) or to speak, u Uṇādi aff.
Alternative readings
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