कीचकkīcaka

कीचक (kīcaka) is a Sanskrit word meaning a hollow bamboo, name of a chief of the army of king Virata, name of a Daitya, a Rakshasa, a kind of bird, an ancient people. Its 16 recorded definitions are grouped into 5 contexts, among them Hollow Bamboo, Reed, or Tree, Kīcaka, Commander of Virāṭa's Army, Mythological Being (Daitya, Rākṣasa, Demon).

Root: चीक् (cīk)
Etymology: E. चीक to touch, to sound, वुन् Uṇādi affix, and the radical consonants transposed
Definitions: 16

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Meanings by context

Hollow Bamboo, Reed, or Tree

9 definitions

a hollow bamboo

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

1. A kind of bamboo. 2. A general of Virata vanquished by Bhimasena. 3. A people.

— Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A bamboo whistling in the wind. 2. Any hollow bamboo. 3. A reed. 4. A demon. 5. A goblin. 6. A kind of tree. 7. A prince, son of Kekaya.

— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A bamboo whistling in the wind. 2. A reed. 3. A demon. 4. A tree. 5. A prince.

— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A hollow bamboo. 2. A whistling bamboo. 3. A people. 4. The commander-in-chief of King Virata.

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A bamboo whistling in the wind. 2. Any hollow bamboo. 3. A reed. 4. A demon. 5. A goblin. 6. A kind of tree. 7. A prince.

— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A kind of bamboo. 2. A hollow bamboo. 3. A people.

— Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Reed or sedge. 2. Name of an ancient chief. 3. A people.

— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A hollow bamboo. 2. A bamboo whistling or rattling in the wind or a reed. 3. A kind of tree. 4. A people or tribe. 5. A demon or goblin.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)

Kīcaka, Commander of Virāṭa's Army

2 definitions

Name of a chief of the army of king Virata

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

the commander-in-chief and brother-in-law of Virata

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

Mythological Being (Daitya, Rākṣasa, Demon)

2 definitions

name of a Daitya

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a Rakshasa

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

The Kīcakas (A People or Tribe)

2 definitions

an ancient people

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a tribe or family

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

A Kind of Bird

1 definition

a kind of bird

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

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Definitions on this page come from 10 works: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Index to the Names in the Mahabharata, Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872), Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.