दाढिका

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Etymology edit

A corruption of दंष्ट्रिका (daṃṣṭrikā), a compound of दंष्ट्र (daṃṣṭra, large tooth, tusk) +‎ -इक (-ika, possessive suffix) +‎ -आ (, feminine suffix), with a semantic shift from "tooth" to "beard", both of which are within the same general facial area; the first element is from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dánštram, from Proto-Indo-European *denḱ-trom, from *denḱ- (to bite) + *-trom (suffix denoting a tool or instrument). Cognate with Avestan 𐬙𐬌𐬲𐬌-𐬛𐬄𐬯𐬙𐬭𐬀 (tiži-dąstra, having sharp teeth).

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दाढिका (dāḍhikā) stemf

  1. beard

Declension edit

Feminine ā-stem declension of दाढिका (dāḍhikā)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative दाढिका
dāḍhikā
दाढिके
dāḍhike
दाढिकाः
dāḍhikāḥ
Vocative दाढिके
dāḍhike
दाढिके
dāḍhike
दाढिकाः
dāḍhikāḥ
Accusative दाढिकाम्
dāḍhikām
दाढिके
dāḍhike
दाढिकाः
dāḍhikāḥ
Instrumental दाढिकया / दाढिका¹
dāḍhikayā / dāḍhikā¹
दाढिकाभ्याम्
dāḍhikābhyām
दाढिकाभिः
dāḍhikābhiḥ
Dative दाढिकायै
dāḍhikāyai
दाढिकाभ्याम्
dāḍhikābhyām
दाढिकाभ्यः
dāḍhikābhyaḥ
Ablative दाढिकायाः
dāḍhikāyāḥ
दाढिकाभ्याम्
dāḍhikābhyām
दाढिकाभ्यः
dāḍhikābhyaḥ
Genitive दाढिकायाः
dāḍhikāyāḥ
दाढिकयोः
dāḍhikayoḥ
दाढिकानाम्
dāḍhikānām
Locative दाढिकायाम्
dāḍhikāyām
दाढिकयोः
dāḍhikayoḥ
दाढिकासु
dāḍhikāsu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

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