रोचक

Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit रोचक (rocaka).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɾoː.t͡ʃək/, [ɾoː.t͡ʃɐk]

Adjective

रोचक • (rocak) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling روچک)

1. interesting
2. entertaining
3. absorbing
4. lively
5. pleasant
6. attractive

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “रोचक”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “रोचक”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
• “रोचक”, in Collins Gem Hindi-English Dictionary, Collins, 2011, →ISBN
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “रोचक”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “रोचक”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Platts, John T. (1884) “रोचक”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ৰোচক (Assamese script)
• ᬭᭀᬘᬓ (Balinese script)
• রোচক (Bengali script)
• 𑰨𑰺𑰓𑰎 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀭𑁄𑀘𑀓 (Brahmi script)
• ရောစက (Burmese script)
• રોચક (Gujarati script)
• ਰੋਚਕ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌰𑍋𑌚𑌕 (Grantha script)
• ꦫꦺꦴꦕꦏ (Javanese script)
• 𑂩𑂷𑂒𑂍 (Kaithi script)
• ರೋಚಕ (Kannada script)
• រោចក (Khmer script)
• ໂຣຈກ (Lao script)
• രോചക (Malayalam script)
• ᡵᠣᢜᠠᡬᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘨𑘻𑘓𑘎 (Modi script)
• ᠷᠣᠸᠠᢋᠠᢉᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧈𑧜𑦳𑦮 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐬𑑀𑐔𑐎 (Newa script)
• ରୋଚକ (Odia script)
• ꢬꣂꢗꢒ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆫𑆾𑆖𑆑 (Sharada script)
• 𑖨𑖺𑖓𑖎 (Siddham script)
• රොචක (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩼𑩕𑩡𑩜 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚤𑚴𑚏𑚊 (Takri script)
• ரோசக (Tamil script)
• రోచక (Telugu script)
• โรจก (Thai script)
• རོ་ཙ་ཀ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒩𑒼𑒔𑒏 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨫𑨆𑨣𑨋 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

रोच (roca) +‎ -क (-ka).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɾɐw.t͡ɕɐ.kɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈɾoː.t͡ɕɐ.kɐ/

Adjective

रोचक • (rōcaka)

1. brightening, enlightening interesting
2. giving an appetite
3. pleasing, agreeable

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of रोचक
Nom. sg.	रोचकः (rocakaḥ)
Gen. sg.	रोचकस्य (rocakasya)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	रोचकः (rocakaḥ)	रोचकौ (rocakau)	रोचकाः (rocakāḥ)
Vocative	रोचक (rocaka)	रोचकौ (rocakau)	रोचकाः (rocakāḥ)
Accusative	रोचकम् (rocakam)	रोचकौ (rocakau)	रोचकान् (rocakān)
Instrumental	रोचकेन (rocakena)	रोचकाभ्याम् (rocakābhyām)	रोचकैः (rocakaiḥ)
Dative	रोचकाय (rocakāya)	रोचकाभ्याम् (rocakābhyām)	रोचकेभ्यः (rocakebhyaḥ)
Ablative	रोचकात् (rocakāt)	रोचकाभ्याम् (rocakābhyām)	रोचकेभ्यः (rocakebhyaḥ)
Genitive	रोचकस्य (rocakasya)	रोचकयोः (rocakayoḥ)	रोचकानाम् (rocakānām)
Locative	रोचके (rocake)	रोचकयोः (rocakayoḥ)	रोचकेषु (rocakeṣu)

Feminine ā-stem declension of रोचक
Nom. sg.	रोचका (rocakā)
Gen. sg.	रोचकायाः (rocakāyāḥ)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	रोचका (rocakā)	रोचके (rocake)	रोचकाः (rocakāḥ)
Vocative	रोचके (rocake)	रोचके (rocake)	रोचकाः (rocakāḥ)
Accusative	रोचकाम् (rocakām)	रोचके (rocake)	रोचकाः (rocakāḥ)
Instrumental	रोचकया (rocakayā)	रोचकाभ्याम् (rocakābhyām)	रोचकाभिः (rocakābhiḥ)
Dative	रोचकायै (rocakāyai)	रोचकाभ्याम् (rocakābhyām)	रोचकाभ्यः (rocakābhyaḥ)
Ablative	रोचकायाः (rocakāyāḥ)	रोचकाभ्याम् (rocakābhyām)	रोचकाभ्यः (rocakābhyaḥ)
Genitive	रोचकायाः (rocakāyāḥ)	रोचकयोः (rocakayoḥ)	रोचकानाम् (rocakānām)
Locative	रोचकायाम् (rocakāyām)	रोचकयोः (rocakayoḥ)	रोचकासु (rocakāsu)

Neuter a-stem declension of रोचक
Nom. sg.	रोचकम् (rocakam)
Gen. sg.	रोचकस्य (rocakasya)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	रोचकम् (rocakam)	रोचके (rocake)	रोचकानि (rocakāni)
Vocative	रोचक (rocaka)	रोचके (rocake)	रोचकानि (rocakāni)
Accusative	रोचकम् (rocakam)	रोचके (rocake)	रोचकानि (rocakāni)
Instrumental	रोचकेन (rocakena)	रोचकाभ्याम् (rocakābhyām)	रोचकैः (rocakaiḥ)
Dative	रोचकाय (rocakāya)	रोचकाभ्याम् (rocakābhyām)	रोचकेभ्यः (rocakebhyaḥ)
Ablative	रोचकात् (rocakāt)	रोचकाभ्याम् (rocakābhyām)	रोचकेभ्यः (rocakebhyaḥ)
Genitive	रोचकस्य (rocakasya)	रोचकयोः (rocakayoḥ)	रोचकानाम् (rocakānām)
Locative	रोचके (rocake)	रोचकयोः (rocakayoḥ)	रोचकेषु (rocakeṣu)

Noun

रोचक • (rocaka) stem, m

1. a worker in glass or artificial ornaments
2. appetite, hunger
3. a stomachic or stimulant
4. a sack
5. a kind of onion

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “रोचक”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 888/3.

[1] definition from Sanskrit Dictionary for Spoken Sanskrit.