स्फोटिका

स्फोटिका

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit स्फोटिका (sphoṭikā); equivalent to स्फोट (sphoṭ) +‎ -इका (-ikā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /spʰoː.ʈɪ.kɑː/, [s̪pʰoː.ʈɪ.käː]

Noun

स्फोटिका • (sphoṭikā) f (rare)

1. a pimple

   Synonyms: फुड़िया (phuṛiyā), फुंसी (phunsī)

2. a kind of wagtail

Declension

Declension of स्फोटिका (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	स्फोटिका sphoṭikā	स्फोटिकाएँ sphoṭikāẽ
oblique	स्फोटिका sphoṭikā	स्फोटिकाओं sphoṭikāõ
vocative	स्फोटिका sphoṭikā	स्फोटिकाओ sphoṭikāo

Further reading

• Dāsa, Śyamāsundara, “स्फोटिका”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [Comprehensive Hindi Dictionary] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, 1965–1975.

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Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• ᬲ᭄ᬨᭀᬝᬶᬓᬵ (Balinese script)
• স্ফোটিকা (Assamese script)
• স্ফোটিকা (Bengali script)
• 𑰭𑰿𑰣𑰺𑰘𑰰𑰎𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀲𑁆𑀨𑁄𑀝𑀺𑀓𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• 𑌸𑍍𑌫𑍋𑌟𑌿𑌕𑌾 (Grantha script)
• સ્ફોટિકા (Gujarati script)
• ꦱ꧀ꦦꦺꦴꦛꦶꦏꦴ (Javanese script)
• ស្ផោដិកា (Khmer script)
• ಸ್ಫೋಟಿಕಾ (Kannada script)
• ສ຺ໂຜຏິກາ (Lao script)
• 𑘭𑘿𑘣𑘻𑘘𑘱𑘎𑘰 (Modi script)
• သ္ဖောဋိကာ (Burmese script)
• 𑐳𑑂𑐦𑑀𑐚𑐶𑐎𑐵 (Newa script)
• ସ୍ଫୋଟିକା (Oriya script)
• ꢱ꣄ꢧꣂꢜꢶꢒꢵ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆱𑇀𑆦𑆾𑆛𑆴𑆑𑆳 (Sharada script)
• 𑖭𑖿𑖣𑖺𑖘𑖰𑖎𑖯 (Siddham script)
• స్ఫోటికా (Telugu script)
• สฺโผฏิกา (Thai script)
• སྥོཊིཀཱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒮𑓂𑒤𑒼𑒙𑒱𑒏𑒰 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

From स्फोट (sphoṭa, “boil”) +‎ -इका (-ikā).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /s̪pʰɐw.ʈi.kɑː/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈs̪pʰoː.ʈi.kɑː/

Noun

स्फोटिका • (sphoṭikā) f

1. a small boil; a pimple
2. a kind of wagtail

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of स्फोटिका (sphoṭikā)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	स्फोटिका sphoṭikā	स्फोटिके sphoṭike	स्फोटिकाः sphoṭikāḥ
Vocative	स्फोटिके sphoṭike	स्फोटिके sphoṭike	स्फोटिकाः sphoṭikāḥ
Accusative	स्फोटिकाम् sphoṭikām	स्फोटिके sphoṭike	स्फोटिकाः sphoṭikāḥ
Instrumental	स्फोटिकया / स्फोटिका¹ sphoṭikayā / sphoṭikā¹	स्फोटिकाभ्याम् sphoṭikābhyām	स्फोटिकाभिः sphoṭikābhiḥ
Dative	स्फोटिकायै sphoṭikāyai	स्फोटिकाभ्याम् sphoṭikābhyām	स्फोटिकाभ्यः sphoṭikābhyaḥ
Ablative	स्फोटिकायाः sphoṭikāyāḥ	स्फोटिकाभ्याम् sphoṭikābhyām	स्फोटिकाभ्यः sphoṭikābhyaḥ
Genitive	स्फोटिकायाः sphoṭikāyāḥ	स्फोटिकयोः sphoṭikayoḥ	स्फोटिकानाम् sphoṭikānām
Locative	स्फोटिकायाम् sphoṭikāyām	स्फोटिकयोः sphoṭikayoḥ	स्फोटिकासु sphoṭikāsu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• Prakrit: 𑀨𑁄𑀟𑀺𑀬𑀸 (phoḍiyā)
  • Hindi: फुड़िया (phuṛiyā)
• → Hindi: स्फोटिका (sphoṭikā) (learned)

Noun

स्फोटिका • (sphoṭikā) f

1. nominative singular of स्फोटक (sphoṭaka, “explosive”)

Further reading

• Monier Williams (1899) , “स्फोटिका”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 1270.
• Apte, Vaman Shivram, “स्फोटिका”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan, 1890.
• Hellwig, Oliver, “sphoṭikā”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany, 2010-2021.