चन्द्रिका

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃən.d̪ɾɪ.kɑː/, [t͡ʃɐ̃n̪.d̪ɾɪ.käː]

Noun

चन्द्रिका • (candrikā) f

1. Alternative spelling of चंद्रिका (candrikā)

Declension

Declension of चन्द्रिका (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	चन्द्रिका candrikā	चन्द्रिकाएँ candrikāẽ
oblique	चन्द्रिका candrikā	चन्द्रिकाओं candrikāõ
vocative	चन्द्रिका candrikā	चन्द्रिकाओ candrikāo

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• চন্দ্ৰিকা (Assamese script)
• ᬘᬦ᭄ᬤ᭄ᬭᬶᬓᬵ (Balinese script)
• চন্দ্রিকা (Bengali script)
• 𑰓𑰡𑰿𑰟𑰿𑰨𑰰𑰎𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀘𑀦𑁆𑀤𑁆𑀭𑀺𑀓𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• စန္ဒြိကာ (Burmese script)
• ચન્દ્રિકા (Gujarati script)
• ਚਨ੍ਦ੍ਰਿਕਾ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌚𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌕𑌾 (Grantha script)
• ꦕꦤ꧀ꦢꦿꦶꦏꦴ (Javanese script)
• 𑂒𑂢𑂹𑂠𑂹𑂩𑂱𑂍𑂰 (Kaithi script)
• ಚನ್ದ್ರಿಕಾ (Kannada script)
• ចន្ទ្រិកា (Khmer script)
• ຈນ຺ທ຺ຣິກາ (Lao script)
• ചന്ദ്രികാ (Malayalam script)
• ᢜᠠᠨᡩᡵᡳᡬᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
• 𑘓𑘡𑘿𑘟𑘿𑘨𑘱𑘎𑘰 (Modi script)
• ᢋᠠᠨᢑᠷᠢᢉᠠ᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦳𑧁𑧠𑦿𑧠𑧈𑧒𑦮𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐔𑐣𑑂𑐡𑑂𑐬𑐶𑐎𑐵 (Newa script)
• ଚନ୍ଦ୍ରିକା (Odia script)
• ꢗꢥ꣄ꢣ꣄ꢬꢶꢒꢵ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆖𑆤𑇀𑆢𑇀𑆫𑆴𑆑𑆳 (Sharada script)
• 𑖓𑖡𑖿𑖟𑖿𑖨𑖰𑖎𑖯 (Siddham script)
• චන්‍ද්‍රිකා (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩡𑩯 𑪙𑩭 𑪙𑩼𑩑𑩜𑩛 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚏𑚝𑚶𑚛𑚶𑚤𑚮𑚊𑚭 (Takri script)
• சந்த்³ரிகா (Tamil script)
• చన్ద్రికా (Telugu script)
• จนฺทฺริกา (Thai script)
• ཙ་ནྡྲི་ཀཱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒔𑒢𑓂𑒠𑓂𑒩𑒱𑒏𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨣𑨝𑩇𑨛𑩇𑨫𑨁𑨋𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From चन्द्र (candra) +‎ -इका (-ikā).

Noun

चन्द्रिका • (candrikā) stem, f

1. moonlight, moonshine
2. illumination, splendour

Synonyms

• चन्द्रकान्ति (candrakānti)
• कौमुदी (kaumudī)
• ज्योत्स्ना (jyotsnā)

Descendants

• Prakrit: 𑀘𑀁𑀤𑀺𑀆 (caṃdiā)
  • Hindi: चाँदी (cā̃dī)
• Marathi: चांदी (cāndī)
• Punjabi: ਚਾਂਦੀ (cāndī)
• Sindhi: चांदी

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “चन्द्रिका”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 388/1.