As a Hindi name
वीथिका · noun · feminine
द्दश्य काव्य या रूपक के २७ भेदों में से एक भेद · मार्ग । रस्ता । सड़क · वह आकाशमार्ग जिससे होकर सूर्य चलता है । रविमार्ग — Śabdasāgara cross-reference followed: दे॰ वीथी
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
A road &c. 2 A picture-gallery; or a large scroll of paper (on which pictures are drawn) (according to some); a wall (according to others); āryasya caritramasyāṃ vīthikāyāmālikhita…
Verified derivationMultiple readings (2)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "vīthikā" is the feminine form of "vīthika" — the same word with the feminine ending (nominative).
M3 · meaning shifts "vīthika" is derived from "vīthi" with the ṭhan/ka/kan suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
vīthi or vīthī. f. (perhaps fr. √ vī; cf. 1. vīta) a row, line, Kāv.; Rājat.; a road, way, street, MBh.; Kāv. &c.; a race-course, Śiś. v, 60; a market, stall, shop, ib. ix, 32; a row of pictures, p˚-gallery, Uttarar. (v.l. vīthikā); a partic. division of the planetary sphere (comprising 3 asterisms), VarBṛS.; a terrace in front of a house, L.; a sort of drama (having an amatory intrigue for its plot and said to be in one act and performed by one or two players), Bhar.; Daśar. &c.;
vīthi f. (-thiḥ or -thī) 1 A road. 2 A row, a line. 3 A terrace in front of a house. 4 A stall, a shop. 5 A sort of drama, in one act, and by one or by two performers, the dramatic narration of an amatory story or intrigue. E. vitha to ask or beg, aff. in, and the vowel made long; also ṅīṣ optionally added, and with kan aff., fem. form, vīthikā.
vīthika, m. or n. (only mc.) or vīthi˚kā, f. a row, line, Ratnāv.; Kathās.; a road, street, R.; a terrace in front of a house, Hariv.; VarBṛS.; a picture-gallery, Uttarar. (v.l. for vīthi); a sort of drama (see under vīthi), Bhar.;
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Dictionary citations
vīthika, m. or n. (only mc.) or vīthi˚kā, f. a row, line, Ratnāv.; Kathās.; a road, street, R.; a terrace in front of a house, Hariv.; VarBṛS.; a picture-gallery, Uttarar. (v.l. for vīthi); a sort of drama (see under vīthi), Bhar.;
vīthikā 1 A road &c. 2 A picture-gallery; or a large scroll of paper (on which pictures are drawn) (according to some); a wall (according to others); āryasya caritramasyāṃ vīthikāyāmālikhitaṃ U. 1.
vīthika, m. or n. (only mc.) or vīthi˚kā, f. a row, line, Ratnāv.; Kathās.; a road, street, R.; a terrace in front of a house, Hariv.; VarBṛS.; a picture-gallery, Uttarar. (v.l. for vīthi); a sort of drama (see under vīthi), Bhar.;
vīthi or vīthī. f. (perhaps fr. √ vī; cf. 1. vīta) a row, line, Kāv.; Rājat.; a road, way, street, MBh.; Kāv. &c.; a race-course, Śiś. v, 60; a market, stall, shop, ib. ix, 32; a row of pictures, p˚-gallery, Uttarar. (v.l. vīthikā); a partic. division of the planetary sphere (comprising 3 asterisms), VarBṛS.; a terrace in front of a house, L.; a sort of drama (having an amatory intrigue for its plot and said to be in one act and performed by one or two players), Bhar.; Daśar. &c.;
vīthi f. (-thiḥ or -thī) 1 A road. 2 A row, a line. 3 A terrace in front of a house. 4 A stall, a shop. 5 A sort of drama, in one act, and by one or by two performers, the dramatic narration of an amatory story or intrigue. E. vitha to ask or beg, aff. in, and the vowel made long; also ṅīṣ optionally added, and with kan aff., fem. form, vīthikā.
Alternative readings
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