Note: the Hindi and Sanskrit paths disagree here — the Hindi dictionary reading is negative (“sickness”) while the Sanskrit reading is not. Both are shown below; read them together before choosing.
As a Hindi name
Note: the Hindi and Sanskrit paths disagree here — the Hindi dictionary reading is negative (“sickness”) while the Sanskrit reading is not. Both are shown below; read them together before choosing.
हीक · noun · feminine
हिचकी · हलकी अरुचिकर गंध । जैसे,—बकरी के दूध में से एक प्रकार की हीक आती है — Śabdasāgara
हीक · hīk · s.f.
Sickness at stomach, nausea, qualm — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 1245
हीक · feminine
hiccup
a Hindi word, a tadbhava: evolved from the Sanskrit through Prakrit हिक्का — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Inherited from Sanskrit हिक्का (hikkā). Doublet of हिक्का (hikkā).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
hikkā f. hiccup (cf. hekkā), sob, a spasmodic sound in the throat, Suśr.; R.; Hariv.
an owl, L.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
Recorded as a personal name: a Piśāca
Verified derivationMultiple readings (3)Why this matches what you typed
M3 · meaning shifts "hīka" is derived from "hī" with the ka/kan suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
hī ind. (an exclamation of surprise or astonishment or horror or sorrow or hilarity or satisfaction, usually translatable by) ah! oh! alas l &c.
(also said to be so used in giving a reason or cause, and translatable by) therefore, so, because, for (cf. 2. hi) &c.
hīka m. N. of a Piśāca, MBh.
Dictionary citations
hīka m. N. of a Piśāca, MBh.
hī ind. (an exclamation of surprise or astonishment or horror or sorrow or hilarity or satisfaction, usually translatable by) ah! oh! alas l &c.
(also said to be so used in giving a reason or cause, and translatable by) therefore, so, because, for (cf. 2. hi) &c.
Alternative readings
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