वाटिका

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit वाटिका (vāṭikā). Doublet of बाड़ी (bāṛī).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

वाटिका • (vāṭikā) f

1. a flower bed
2. a garden, grove

   Synonyms: आराम (ārām), उद्यान (udyān), उपवन (upvan), बाग़ (bāġ), बग़ीचा (baġīcā)

Declension

Declension of वाटिका (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	वाटिका vāṭikā	वाटिकाएँ vāṭikāẽ
oblique	वाटिका vāṭikā	वाटिकाओं vāṭikāõ
vocative	वाटिका vāṭikā	वाटिकाओ vāṭikāo

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “वाटिका”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 4416
• Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “वाटिका”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 694
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “वाटिका”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 913

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ৱাটিকা (Assamese script)
• ᬯᬵᬝᬶᬓᬵ (Balinese script)
• বাটিকা (Bengali script)
• 𑰪𑰯𑰘𑰰𑰎𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀯𑀸𑀝𑀺𑀓𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• ဝါဋိကာ (Burmese script)
• વાટિકા (Gujarati script)
• ਵਾਟਿਕਾ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌵𑌾𑌟𑌿𑌕𑌾 (Grantha script)
• ꦮꦴꦛꦶꦏꦴ (Javanese script)
• 𑂫𑂰𑂗𑂱𑂍𑂰 (Kaithi script)
• ವಾಟಿಕಾ (Kannada script)
• វាដិកា (Khmer script)
• ວາຏິກາ (Lao script)
• വാടികാ (Malayalam script)
• ᠸᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᢞᡳᡬᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
• 𑘪𑘰𑘘𑘱𑘎𑘰 (Modi script)
• ᠸᠠᢗᢌᠢᢉᠠ᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧊𑧑𑦸𑧒𑦮𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐰𑐵𑐚𑐶𑐎𑐵 (Newa script)
• ଵାଟିକା (Odia script)
• ꢮꢵꢜꢶꢒꢵ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆮𑆳𑆛𑆴𑆑𑆳 (Sharada script)
• 𑖪𑖯𑖘𑖰𑖎𑖯 (Siddham script)
• වාටිකා (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩾𑩛𑩦𑩑𑩜𑩛 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚦𑚭𑚔𑚮𑚊𑚭 (Takri script)
• வாடிகா (Tamil script)
• వాటికా (Telugu script)
• วาฏิกา (Thai script)
• ཝཱ་ཊི་ཀཱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒫𑒰𑒙𑒱𑒏𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨭𑨊𑨔𑨁𑨋𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

A diminutive of वाट (vāṭa).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

वाटिका • (vāṭikā) stem, f

1. an enclosure, garden, plantation
2. the site of a house
3. a hut

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of वाटिका

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	वाटिका (vāṭikā)	वाटिके (vāṭike)	वाटिकाः (vāṭikāḥ)
accusative	वाटिकाम् (vāṭikām)	वाटिके (vāṭike)	वाटिकाः (vāṭikāḥ)
instrumental	वाटिकया (vāṭikayā) वाटिका¹ (vāṭikā¹)	वाटिकाभ्याम् (vāṭikābhyām)	वाटिकाभिः (vāṭikābhiḥ)
dative	वाटिकायै (vāṭikāyai)	वाटिकाभ्याम् (vāṭikābhyām)	वाटिकाभ्यः (vāṭikābhyaḥ)
ablative	वाटिकायाः (vāṭikāyāḥ) वाटिकायै² (vāṭikāyai²)	वाटिकाभ्याम् (vāṭikābhyām)	वाटिकाभ्यः (vāṭikābhyaḥ)
genitive	वाटिकायाः (vāṭikāyāḥ) वाटिकायै² (vāṭikāyai²)	वाटिकयोः (vāṭikayoḥ)	वाटिकानाम् (vāṭikānām)
locative	वाटिकायाम् (vāṭikāyām)	वाटिकयोः (vāṭikayoḥ)	वाटिकासु (vāṭikāsu)
vocative	वाटिके (vāṭike)	वाटिके (vāṭike)	वाटिकाः (vāṭikāḥ)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

• Bengali: বাড়ি (baṛi)
• Assamese: বাৰী (bari)
• Hindi: बाड़ी (bāṛī)
• Punjabi: ਵਾੜੀ (vāṛī)