स्फोटिका

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit स्फोटिका (sphoṭikā); equivalent to स्फोट (sphoṭ) +‎ -इका (-ikā).

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /spʰoː.ʈɪ.kɑː/, [s̪pʰoː.ʈɪ.käː]

Noun

स्फोटिका • (sphoṭikā) f (rare)

a pimple
Synonyms: फुड़िया (phuṛiyā), फुंसी (phunsī)
a kind of wagtail

Declension

Declension of स्फोटिका (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	स्फोटिका sphoṭikā	स्फोटिकाएँ sphoṭikāẽ
oblique	स्फोटिका sphoṭikā	स्फोटिकाओं sphoṭikāõ
vocative	स्फोटिका sphoṭikā	स्फोटिकाओ sphoṭikāo

Further reading

Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “स्फोटिका”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

ᬲ᭄ᬨᭀᬝᬶᬓᬵ (Balinese script)
স্ফোটিকা (Assamese script)
স্ফোটিকা (Bengali script)
𑰭𑰿𑰣𑰺𑰘𑰰𑰎𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀲𑁆𑀨𑁄𑀝𑀺𑀓𑀸 (Brahmi script)
𑌸𑍍𑌫𑍋𑌟𑌿𑌕𑌾 (Grantha script)
સ્ફોટિકા (Gujarati script)
ਸੑਫੋਟਿਕਾ (Gurmukhi script)
ꦱ꧀ꦦꦺꦴꦛꦶꦏꦴ (Javanese script)
ស្ផោដិកា (Khmer script)
ಸ್ಫೋಟಿಕಾ (Kannada script)
ສ຺ໂຜຏິກາ (Lao script)
സ്ഫോടികാ (Malayalam script)
𑘭𑘿𑘣𑘻𑘘𑘱𑘎𑘰 (Modi script)
ᠰᠹᠣᠸᠠᢌᢈᢉᠠᠠ (Mongolian script)
ᠰᡦᠣᢞᡳᡬᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
သ္ဖောဋိကာ (Burmese script)
𑧍𑧠𑧃𑧜𑦸𑧒𑦮𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
𑐳𑑂𑐦𑑀𑐚𑐶𑐎𑐵 (Newa script)
ସ୍ଫୋଟିକା (Oriya script)
ꢱ꣄ꢧꣂꢜꢶꢒꢵ (Saurashtra script)
𑆱𑇀𑆦𑆾𑆛𑆴𑆑𑆳 (Sharada script)
𑖭𑖿𑖣𑖺𑖘𑖰𑖎𑖯 (Siddham script)
ස්ඵෝටිකා (Sinhalese script)
స్ఫోటికా (Telugu script)
สฺโผฏิกา (Thai script)
སྥོ་ཊི་ཀཱ (Tibetan script)
𑒮𑓂𑒤𑒼𑒙𑒱𑒏𑒰 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

From स्फोट (sphoṭa, “boil”) +‎ -इका (-ikā).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /spʰɐw.ʈi.kɑː/

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈs̪pʰoː.ʈi.kɑː/

Noun

स्फोटिका • (sphoṭikā) f

a small boil; a pimple
a kind of wagtail

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of स्फोटिका (sphoṭikā)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	स्फोटिका sphoṭikā	स्फोटिके sphoṭike	स्फोटिकाः sphoṭikāḥ
Vocative	स्फोटिके sphoṭike	स्फोटिके sphoṭike	स्फोटिकाः sphoṭikāḥ
Accusative	स्फोटिकाम् sphoṭikām	स्फोटिके sphoṭike	स्फोटिकाः sphoṭikāḥ
Instrumental	स्फोटिकया / स्फोटिका¹ sphoṭikayā / sphoṭikā¹	स्फोटिकाभ्याम् sphoṭikābhyām	स्फोटिकाभिः sphoṭikābhiḥ
Dative	स्फोटिकायै sphoṭikāyai	स्फोटिकाभ्याम् sphoṭikābhyām	स्फोटिकाभ्यः sphoṭikābhyaḥ
Ablative	स्फोटिकायाः sphoṭikāyāḥ	स्फोटिकाभ्याम् sphoṭikābhyām	स्फोटिकाभ्यः sphoṭikābhyaḥ
Genitive	स्फोटिकायाः sphoṭikāyāḥ	स्फोटिकयोः sphoṭikayoḥ	स्फोटिकानाम् sphoṭikānām
Locative	स्फोटिकायाम् sphoṭikāyām	स्फोटिकयोः sphoṭikayoḥ	स्फोटिकासु sphoṭikāsu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

Prakrit: 𑀨𑁄𑀟𑀺𑀬𑀸 (phoḍiyā)
- Hindi: फुड़िया (phuṛiyā)
→ Hindi: स्फोटिका (sphoṭikā) (learned)

Noun

स्फोटिका • (sphoṭikā) f

nominative singular of स्फोटक (sphoṭaka, “explosive”)

Further reading

Monier Williams (1899), “स्फोटिका”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1270.
Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890), “स्फोटिका”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan
Hellwig, Oliver (2010-2023), “sphoṭikā”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.

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