स्फोटिका

Hindi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

स्फोटिका • (sphoṭikā) f (rare)

1. a pimple

   Synonyms: फुड़िया (phuṛiyā), फुंसी (phunsī)

2. 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

• স্ফোটিকা (Assamese script)
• ᬲ᭄ᬨᭀᬝᬶᬓᬵ (Balinese script)
• স্ফোটিকা (Bengali script)
• 𑰭𑰿𑰣𑰺𑰘𑰰𑰎𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀲𑁆𑀨𑁄𑀝𑀺𑀓𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• သ္ဖောဋိကာ (Burmese script)
• સ્ફોટિકા (Gujarati script)
• ਸ੍ਫੋਟਿਕਾ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌸𑍍𑌫𑍋𑌟𑌿𑌕𑌾 (Grantha script)
• ꦱ꧀ꦦꦺꦴꦛꦶꦏꦴ (Javanese script)
• 𑂮𑂹𑂤𑂷𑂗𑂱𑂍𑂰 (Kaithi script)
• ಸ್ಫೋಟಿಕಾ (Kannada script)
• ស្ផោដិកា (Khmer script)
• ສ຺ໂຜຏິກາ (Lao script)
• സ്ഫോടികാ (Malayalam script)
• ᠰᡦᠣᢞᡳᡬᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
• 𑘭𑘿𑘣𑘻𑘘𑘱𑘎𑘰 (Modi script)
• ᠰᠹᠣᠸᠠᢌᠢᢉᠠ᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧍𑧠𑧃𑧜𑦸𑧒𑦮𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐳𑑂𑐦𑑀𑐚𑐶𑐎𑐵 (Newa script)
• ସ୍ଫୋଟିକା (Odia script)
• ꢱ꣄ꢧꣂꢜꢶꢒꢵ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆱𑇀𑆦𑆾𑆛𑆴𑆑𑆳 (Sharada script)
• 𑖭𑖿𑖣𑖺𑖘𑖰𑖎𑖯 (Siddham script)
• ස‍්ඵොටිකා (Sinhalese script)
• 𑪁 𑪙𑩱𑩕𑩦𑩑𑩜𑩛 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚨𑚶𑚟𑚴𑚔𑚮𑚊𑚭 (Takri script)
• ஸ்பே²ாடிகா (Tamil script)
• స్ఫోటికా (Telugu script)
• สฺโผฏิกา (Thai script)
• སྥོ་ཊི་ཀཱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒮𑓂𑒤𑒼𑒙𑒱𑒏𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨰𑩇𑨟𑨆𑨔𑨁𑨋𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /spʰɐw.ʈi.kɑː/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈs̪pʰoː.ʈi.kɑː/

Noun

स्फोटिका • (sphoṭikā) stem, f

1. a small boil; a pimple
2. a kind of wagtail

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of स्फोटिका

	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 (sphoṭikayā) स्फोटिका¹ (sphoṭikā¹)	स्फोटिकाभ्याम् (sphoṭikābhyām)	स्फोटिकाभिः (sphoṭikābhiḥ)
dative	स्फोटिकायै (sphoṭikāyai)	स्फोटिकाभ्याम् (sphoṭikābhyām)	स्फोटिकाभ्यः (sphoṭikābhyaḥ)
ablative	स्फोटिकायाः (sphoṭikāyāḥ) स्फोटिकायै² (sphoṭikāyai²)	स्फोटिकाभ्याम् (sphoṭikābhyām)	स्फोटिकाभ्यः (sphoṭikābhyaḥ)
genitive	स्फोटिकायाः (sphoṭikāyāḥ) स्फोटिकायै² (sphoṭikāyai²)	स्फोटिकयोः (sphoṭikayoḥ)	स्फोटिकानाम् (sphoṭikānām)
locative	स्फोटिकायाम् (sphoṭikāyām)	स्फोटिकयोः (sphoṭikayoḥ)	स्फोटिकासु (sphoṭikāsu)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

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

Noun

स्फोटिका • (sphoṭikā) f

1. 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 (2010–2025) “sphoṭikā”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.