कृत्तिका

Hindi

कृत्तिका तारागुच्छ

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit कृत्तिका (kṛttikā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /kɾɪt̪.t̪ɪ.kɑː/, [kɾɪt̪̚.t̪ɪ.käː]

Proper noun

कृत्तिका • (kŕttikā) f

1. (astronomy) Pleiades

   Synonym: कृत्तिका तारागुच्छ (kŕttikā tārāgucch)

2. a female given name, Krittika, from Sanskrit

Declension

Declension of कृत्तिका (sg-only fem ā-stem)

	singular
direct	कृत्तिका kŕttikā
oblique	कृत्तिका kŕttikā
vocative	कृत्तिका kŕttikā

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “कृत्तिका”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 1028
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “कृत्तिका”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 212

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• কৃত্তিকা (Assamese script)
• ᬓᬺᬢ᭄ᬢᬶᬓᬵ (Balinese script)
• কৃত্তিকা (Bengali script)
• 𑰎𑰴𑰝𑰿𑰝𑰰𑰎𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀓𑀾𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺𑀓𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• ကၖတ္တိကာ (Burmese script)
• કૃત્તિકા (Gujarati script)
• ਕ੍ਰਤ੍ਤਿਕਾ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌕𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌕𑌾 (Grantha script)
• ꦏꦽꦠ꧀ꦠꦶꦏꦴ (Javanese script)
• 𑂍𑃂𑂞𑂹𑂞𑂱𑂍𑂰 (Kaithi script)
• ಕೃತ್ತಿಕಾ (Kannada script)
• ក្ឫត្តិកា (Khmer script)
• ກ຺ຣິຕ຺ຕິກາ (Lao script)
• കൃത്തികാ (Malayalam script)
• ᡬᡵᡳᢠᢠᡳᡬᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
• 𑘎𑘵𑘝𑘿𑘝𑘱𑘎𑘰 (Modi script)
• ᢉᠷᠢᢐᢐᠢᢉᠠ᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦮𑧖𑦽𑧠𑦽𑧒𑦮𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐎𑐺𑐟𑑂𑐟𑐶𑐎𑐵 (Newa script)
• କୃତ୍ତିକା (Odia script)
• ꢒꢺꢡ꣄ꢡꢶꢒꢵ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆑𑆸𑆠𑇀𑆠𑆴𑆑𑆳 (Sharada script)
• 𑖎𑖴𑖝𑖿𑖝𑖰𑖎𑖯 (Siddham script)
• කෘත‍්තිකා (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩜𑩙𑩫 𑪙𑩫𑩑𑩜𑩛 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚊𑚙𑚶𑚙𑚮𑚊𑚭 (Takri script)
• க்ரித்திகா (Tamil script)
• కృత్తికా (Telugu script)
• กฺฤตฺติกา (Thai script)
• ཀྲྀ་ཏྟི་ཀཱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒏𑒵𑒞𑓂𑒞𑒱𑒏𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨋𑨼𑨉𑨙𑩇𑨙𑨁𑨋𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From कृत्ति॑ (kṛ́tti) +‎ -का (-kā).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /kŕ̩t.ti.kɑː/, [kŕ̩t̚.ti.kɑː]
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /kr̩t̪.t̪i.kɑː/, [kr̩t̪̚.t̪i.kɑː]

Proper noun

कृत्ति॑का • (kṛ́ttikā) stem, f

1. (Vedic astrology) (mostly in plural) Krttika (a nakshatra or lunar mansion, i.e. a sector of the sky along the ecliptic, the Pleiades star cluster)

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of कृत्ति॑का

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	कृत्ति॑का (kṛ́ttikā)	कृत्ति॑के (kṛ́ttike)	कृत्ति॑काः (kṛ́ttikāḥ)
accusative	कृत्ति॑काम् (kṛ́ttikām)	कृत्ति॑के (kṛ́ttike)	कृत्ति॑काः (kṛ́ttikāḥ)
instrumental	कृत्ति॑कया (kṛ́ttikayā) कृत्ति॑का¹ (kṛ́ttikā¹)	कृत्ति॑काभ्याम् (kṛ́ttikābhyām)	कृत्ति॑काभिः (kṛ́ttikābhiḥ)
dative	कृत्ति॑कायै (kṛ́ttikāyai)	कृत्ति॑काभ्याम् (kṛ́ttikābhyām)	कृत्ति॑काभ्यः (kṛ́ttikābhyaḥ)
ablative	कृत्ति॑कायाः (kṛ́ttikāyāḥ) कृत्ति॑कायै² (kṛ́ttikāyai²)	कृत्ति॑काभ्याम् (kṛ́ttikābhyām)	कृत्ति॑काभ्यः (kṛ́ttikābhyaḥ)
genitive	कृत्ति॑कायाः (kṛ́ttikāyāḥ) कृत्ति॑कायै² (kṛ́ttikāyai²)	कृत्ति॑कयोः (kṛ́ttikayoḥ)	कृत्ति॑कानाम् (kṛ́ttikānām)
locative	कृत्ति॑कायाम् (kṛ́ttikāyām)	कृत्ति॑कयोः (kṛ́ttikayoḥ)	कृत्ति॑कासु (kṛ́ttikāsu)
vocative	कृत्ति॑के (kṛ́ttike)	कृत्ति॑के (kṛ́ttike)	कृत्ति॑काः (kṛ́ttikāḥ)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Brāhmaṇas

Derived terms

• कार्त्तिक (kārttika)

Descendants

• Pali: kattikā
• → Indonesian: kartika

References

• Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992), “kŕ̥ttikā-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎^[1] (in German), volume I, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 391
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “kŕ̥ttikā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 178