टीका

See also: टैंक and टंकी

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ʈiː.kɑː/, [ʈiː.käː]

Etymology 1

From Bengali টিকা (ṭika), from Sanskrit तिलक (tilaka, “tilak”). In medieval Bengal, among many techniques, variolaters would make an incision upon the forehead, in which smallpox powder was rubbed. Such marks were known as টিকা (ṭika) on account of the resemblance to a tilak. Compare also the borrowed टीकादार (ṭīkādār).

Noun

टीका • (ṭīkā) m (Urdu spelling ٹیکا)

1. a forehead variolation mark
2. variolation
3. vaccination
4. vaccine

Declension

Declension of टीका (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	टीका ṭīkā	टीके ṭīke
oblique	टीके ṭīke	टीकों ṭīkõ
vocative	टीके ṭīke	टीको ṭīko

Synonyms

• (vaccine): वैक्सीन (vaiksīn)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Sanskrit टीका (ṭīkā).

Noun

टीका • (ṭīkā) f (Urdu spelling ٹیکا)

1. commentary (eg. of a book)

Declension

Declension of टीका (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	टीका ṭīkā	टीकाएँ ṭīkāẽ
oblique	टीका ṭīkā	टीकाओं ṭīkāõ
vocative	टीका ṭīkā	टीकाओ ṭīkāo

Nepali

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʈikä]
• Phonetic Devanagari: टिका

Noun

टीका • (ṭīkā)

1. tilak; a mark or symbol worn on one's forehead.
2. (day of) Vijayadashami

References

• “टीका”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎^[1], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018

Further reading

• Schmidt, Turner (2022) “टीका”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Nepali Dictionaries]

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• টীকা (Assamese script)
• ᬝᬷᬓᬵ (Balinese script)
• টীকা (Bengali script)
• 𑰘𑰱𑰎𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀝𑀻𑀓𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• ဋီကာ (Burmese script)
• ટીકા (Gujarati script)
• ਟੀਕਾ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌟𑍀𑌕𑌾 (Grantha script)
• ꦛꦷꦏꦴ (Javanese script)
• 𑂗𑂲𑂍𑂰 (Kaithi script)
• ಟೀಕಾ (Kannada script)
• ដីកា (Khmer script)
• ຏີກາ (Lao script)
• ടീകാ (Malayalam script)
• ᢞᡳᡳᡬᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
• 𑘘𑘲𑘎𑘰 (Modi script)
• ᢌᠢᠢᢉᠠ᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦸𑧓𑦮𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐚𑐷𑐎𑐵 (Newa script)
• ଟୀକା (Odia script)
• ꢜꢷꢒꢵ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆛𑆵𑆑𑆳 (Sharada script)
• 𑖘𑖱𑖎𑖯 (Siddham script)
• ටීකා (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩦𑩑𑩛𑩜𑩛 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚔𑚯𑚊𑚭 (Takri script)
• டீகா (Tamil script)
• టీకా (Telugu script)
• ฏีกา (Thai script)
• ཊཱི་ཀཱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒙𑒲𑒏𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨔𑨁𑨊𑨋𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps a post-Vedic form of शिक्षा (śikṣā, “study; knowledge”); the consonant shift from ś > ț is also seen in टक्किबुद्ध (ṭakkibuddha, “Takkibuddha”). Alternatively, derived from दीपिका (dīpikā, “light, lamp”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ʈiː.kɑː/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈʈiː.kɑː/

Noun

टीका • (ṭīkā) stem, f

1. a commentary (esp. on another commentary), gloss

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of टीका (ṭīkā)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	टीका ṭīkā	टीके ṭīke	टीकाः ṭīkāḥ
Vocative	टीके ṭīke	टीके ṭīke	टीकाः ṭīkāḥ
Accusative	टीकाम् ṭīkām	टीके ṭīke	टीकाः ṭīkāḥ
Instrumental	टीकया / टीका¹ ṭīkayā / ṭīkā¹	टीकाभ्याम् ṭīkābhyām	टीकाभिः ṭīkābhiḥ
Dative	टीकायै ṭīkāyai	टीकाभ्याम् ṭīkābhyām	टीकाभ्यः ṭīkābhyaḥ
Ablative	टीकायाः / टीकायै² ṭīkāyāḥ / ṭīkāyai²	टीकाभ्याम् ṭīkābhyām	टीकाभ्यः ṭīkābhyaḥ
Genitive	टीकायाः / टीकायै² ṭīkāyāḥ / ṭīkāyai²	टीकयोः ṭīkayoḥ	टीकानाम् ṭīkānām
Locative	टीकायाम् ṭīkāyām	टीकयोः ṭīkayoḥ	टीकासु ṭīkāsu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “टीका”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 430/1.
• Apte, Macdonell (2022) “टीका”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Sanskrit Dictionaries]
• Mayrhofer, Manfred (2001) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎^[2] (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 224
• Mayrhofer, Manfred (1956) Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary]‎^[3] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 458