कार्त्तिक

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /kɑːɾ.t̪ɪk/, [käːɾ.t̪ɪk]

Proper noun

कार्त्तिक • (kārttik) m

1. rare spelling of कार्तिक (kārtik)

Usage notes

• The spelling is based on that of its Sanskrit etymon. The alternative spelling कार्तिक (kārtik), which is more common, is the pronunciation spelling of the word.

Declension

Declension of कार्त्तिक (sg-only masc cons-stem)

	singular
direct	कार्त्तिक kārttik
oblique	कार्त्तिक kārttik
vocative	कार्त्तिक kārttik

Nepali

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit कार्त्तिक (kārttika).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kärt̪̚t̪ik]
• Phonetic Devanagari: कार्त्तिक्

Proper noun

कार्त्तिक • (kārttik)

1. Kartika
   1. the seventh month in the Vikram Samvat calendar
   2. the eighth month in the lunar Hindu calendar

   Synonym: कात्तिक (kāttik)

Related terms

• (lunar months) वैशाख (vaiśākh), ज्येष्ठ (jyeṣṭha) / जेठ (jeṭh), आषाढ (āṣāḍh), साउन (sāuna), भदौ (bhadau) / भाद्र (bhādra), असोज (asoj) / आश्विन (āśvina), कात्तिक (kāttik) / कार्त्तिक (kārttik), मङ्सिर (maṅsira) / मार्ग (mārga), पुस (pus) / पौष (pauṣ), माघ (māgh), फागुन (phāguna) / फाल्गुन (phālguna), चैत (cait) / चैत्र (caitra) ^{(Category: ne:Hindu lunar calendar months)}

Further reading

• “कार्त्तिक”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎^[1], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
• Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “kaattik”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• কাৰ্ত্তিক (Assamese script)
• ᬓᬵᬃᬢ᭄ᬢᬶᬓ (Balinese script)
• কার্ত্তিক (Bengali script)
• 𑰎𑰯𑰨𑰿𑰝𑰿𑰝𑰰𑰎 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀓𑀸𑀭𑁆𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺𑀓 (Brahmi script)
• ကာရ်္တ္တိက (Burmese script)
• કાર્ત્તિક (Gujarati script)
• ਕਾਰ੍ਤ੍ਤਿਕ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌕𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌕 (Grantha script)
• ꦏꦴꦂꦠ꧀ꦠꦶꦏ (Javanese script)
• 𑂍𑂰𑂩𑂹𑂞𑂹𑂞𑂱𑂍 (Kaithi script)
• ಕಾರ್ತ್ತಿಕ (Kannada script)
• កាត៌្តិក (Khmer script)
• ກາຣ຺ຕ຺ຕິກ (Lao script)
• കാര്ത്തിക (Malayalam script)
• ᡬᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡵᢠᢠᡳᡬᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘎𑘰𑘨𑘿𑘝𑘿𑘝𑘱𑘎 (Modi script)
• ᢉᠠᢗᠷᢐᢐᠢᢉᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦮𑧑𑧈𑧠𑦽𑧠𑦽𑧒𑦮 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐎𑐵𑐬𑑂𑐟𑑂𑐟𑐶𑐎 (Newa script)
• କାର୍ତ୍ତିକ (Odia script)
• ꢒꢵꢬ꣄ꢡ꣄ꢡꢶꢒ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆑𑆳𑆫𑇀𑆠𑇀𑆠𑆴𑆑 (Sharada script)
• 𑖎𑖯𑖨𑖿𑖝𑖿𑖝𑖰𑖎 (Siddham script)
• කාර්‍ත‍්තික (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩜𑩛𑩼 𑪙𑩫 𑪙𑩫𑩑𑩜 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚊𑚭𑚤𑚶𑚙𑚶𑚙𑚮𑚊 (Takri script)
• கார்த்திக (Tamil script)
• కార్త్తిక (Telugu script)
• การฺตฺติก (Thai script)
• ཀཱ་རྟྟི་ཀ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒏𑒰𑒩𑓂𑒞𑓂𑒞𑒱𑒏 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨋𑨊𑨫𑩇𑨙𑩇𑨙𑨁𑨋 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Vṛddhi derivative of कृत्तिका (kṛttikā, “cutter”), a variant of कृतिका (kṛtikā), from the root कृत् (kṛt, “to cut”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /kɑːɾt.ti.kɐ/, [kɑːɾt̚.ti.kɐ]
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑːɾt̪.t̪i.kɐ/, [ˈkɑːɾt̪̚.t̪i.kɐ]

Proper noun

कार्त्तिक • (kārttika) stem, m

1. Kartika (eighth month of the Hindu lunar calendar)
2. Karttikeya
3. name of a varṣa
4. name of a medical author
5. name of the first year in Jupiter's period of revolution

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of कार्त्तिक (kārttika)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	कार्त्तिकः kārttikaḥ	कार्त्तिकौ / कार्त्तिका¹ kārttikau / kārttikā¹	कार्त्तिकाः / कार्त्तिकासः¹ kārttikāḥ / kārttikāsaḥ¹
Vocative	कार्त्तिक kārttika	कार्त्तिकौ / कार्त्तिका¹ kārttikau / kārttikā¹	कार्त्तिकाः / कार्त्तिकासः¹ kārttikāḥ / kārttikāsaḥ¹
Accusative	कार्त्तिकम् kārttikam	कार्त्तिकौ / कार्त्तिका¹ kārttikau / kārttikā¹	कार्त्तिकान् kārttikān
Instrumental	कार्त्तिकेन kārttikena	कार्त्तिकाभ्याम् kārttikābhyām	कार्त्तिकैः / कार्त्तिकेभिः¹ kārttikaiḥ / kārttikebhiḥ¹
Dative	कार्त्तिकाय kārttikāya	कार्त्तिकाभ्याम् kārttikābhyām	कार्त्तिकेभ्यः kārttikebhyaḥ
Ablative	कार्त्तिकात् kārttikāt	कार्त्तिकाभ्याम् kārttikābhyām	कार्त्तिकेभ्यः kārttikebhyaḥ
Genitive	कार्त्तिकस्य kārttikasya	कार्त्तिकयोः kārttikayoḥ	कार्त्तिकानाम् kārttikānām
Locative	कार्त्तिके kārttike	कार्त्तिकयोः kārttikayoḥ	कार्त्तिकेषु kārttikeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “कार्त्तिक”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, pages 248, 249.
• Monier Williams (1899) “कार्त्तिक”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 275.