सेक्तृ sektṛ
boy 2 syllables SLP1 sektf

As a Hindi name

No reading on this path — this spelling has no entry in our Hindi sources, and no near neighbour is attested there either. We say so rather than invent one.

As a Sanskrit word

Meaning

sprinkling, a sprinkler

Verified derivationMultiple readings (4)

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Dictionary citations

Monier-Williams (1899) · सेक्तृ

sektṛ mfn. sprinkling, a sprinkler, RV. iii, 32, 15

Monier-Williams (1899) · सेक्तृ

one who impregnates, impregnator (of cows or horses), Kull. on Mn. iii, 150

Monier-Williams (1899) · सेक्तृ

sektṛ m. a husband, L.

Apte (1890) · सेक्तृ

sektṛ a. (ktrī f.) One who sprinkles &c. — m. 1 A sprinkler. 2 A husband. 3 A water-bearer.

Wilson (1832) · सेक्तृ

sektṛ mfn. (-ktā-ktrī-ktṛ) Sprinkling, aspergent, who or what sprinkles. m. (-ktā) A husband. E. ṣica to sprinkle, aff. tṛc.

Alternative readings

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