As a deity name
Name 458 of the Durga Sahasranāma — Kula Arnava Tantra / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
As a Hindi name
बालिका · noun · feminine
छोटी लड़की । कन्या · पुत्रा — Śabdasāgara
बालिका · bālikā · s.f.
Female child, young girl; woman ( = bālā, bāl, q.q.v.) — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 125
बालिका · feminine
girl
a Hindi word, a tatsama: the Sanskrit word borrowed unchanged into Hindi बालिका — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Borrowed from Sanskrit बालिका (bālikā).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
bālikā 1 A girl, young woman. 2 The knot of an ear-ring. 3 Small cardamoms. 4 Sand. 5 The rustling of leaves.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
A girl, young woman. 2 The knot of an ear-ring. 3 Small cardamoms. 4 Sand. 5 The rustling of leaves.
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (2)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "bālikā" is the feminine form of "bālaka" — the same word with the feminine ending, recorded by the dictionary's own gender marker on that entry.
M3 · meaning shifts "bālaka" is derived from "bāla" with the ka/kan suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
bāla mf(ā)n. (cf. vāla) young, childish, infantine, not full-grown or developed (of persons and things), GṛS.; Up.; Mn.; MBh. &c.
newly risen, early (as the sun or its rays), Ragh.
bālaka mf(ikā)n. young, childish, not yet full-grown, MBh.; Kāv. &c.
bālaka m. a child, boy, youth (in law ‘a minor’), the young of an animal, ib. (f(ikā). a girl, Kāv.; Pur.)
Related forms
Dictionary citations
bālikā 1 A girl, young woman. 2 The knot of an ear-ring. 3 Small cardamoms. 4 Sand. 5 The rustling of leaves.
bālaka mf(ikā)n. young, childish, not yet full-grown, MBh.; Kāv. &c.
bālaka m. a child, boy, youth (in law ‘a minor’), the young of an animal, ib. (f(ikā). a girl, Kāv.; Pur.)
bāla mf(ā)n. (cf. vāla) young, childish, infantine, not full-grown or developed (of persons and things), GṛS.; Up.; Mn.; MBh. &c.
newly risen, early (as the sun or its rays), Ragh.
Alternative readings
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