पुष्पिका

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit पुष्पिका (puṣpikā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /pʊʂ.pɪ.kɑː/, [pʊʃ.pɪ.käː]
• Rhymes: -ɪ.kɑː

Noun

पुष्पिका • (puṣpikā) f (Urdu spelling پشپکا)

1. the colophon: the concluding words of a book's chapter
2. the tartar of the teeth

   Synonyms: पिट्टक (piṭṭak), पिप्पिका (pippikā)

3. the mucus of the glans penis or the urethra

Declension

Declension of पुष्पिका (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	पुष्पिका puṣpikā	पुष्पिकाएँ puṣpikāẽ
oblique	पुष्पिका puṣpikā	पुष्पिकाओं puṣpikāõ
vocative	पुष्पिका puṣpikā	पुष्पिकाओ puṣpikāo

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “पुष्पिका”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “पुष्पिका”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Platts, John T. (1884) “पुष्पिका”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.