# कुब्जिका (kubjikā)

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कुब्जिका (kubjikā) is a Sanskrit word meaning hump-backed, crooked, the musk rose plant, the aquatic plant Trapa bispinosa, kubjaka, an unmarried girl eight years old. Its 7 recorded definitions are grouped into 2 contexts, among them Feminine of 'कुब्जक' (implying hump-backed female or plant names), An eight-year-old girl.

- **SLP1:** `kubjikA`  **IAST:** kubjikā  **Devanagari:** कुब्जिका
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kubjika
- **Declensions:** 24 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/kubjika/declensions.md

## Meanings by context

### Feminine of 'कुब्जक' (implying hump-backed female or plant names) (4 definitions)
- hump-backed, crooked  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H2) [Printed book page 291,3] कुब्जक (kubjaka) mfn. hump-backed, crooked, Pañcat.; Vet. [ ID=52252 ]
- the musk rose plant  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > कुब्जक (kubjaka) m. the plant Rosa moschata, L. [ ID=52253 ]
- the aquatic plant Trapa bispinosa  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > the aquatic plant Trapa bispinosa, L. [ ID=52254 ]
- kubjaka  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H2) [Printed book page 292,1] कुब्जिका (kubjikā) b ( f. of कुब्जक (kubjaka), q.v. ) [ ID=52256 ]

### An eight-year-old girl (3 definitions)
- a girl eight years old personating the goddess Durga at a festival  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H2B) [Printed book page 292,1] कुब्जिका (kubjikā) a f. a girl eight years old (personating the goddess Durgā at a festival of this deity). [ ID=52255 ]
- An unmarried girl eight years old  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > कुब्जिका (kubjikā) [Printed book page 0410-b ] कुब्जिका (kubjikā) An unmarried girl eight years old. [ ID=11151 ]
- An unmarried girl eight years old  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > कुब्जिका (kubjikā) [Printed book page 195-11 ] कुब्जिका (kubjikā) f. An unmarried girl eight years old. [ ID=9726 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899); Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary.
Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon, University of Cologne.

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