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Kalika
कलिकाSay it KUH-li-kaa
- Meaning today
- Bud, flower bud
- Original meaning
- "a bud, an unblown flower; a sixteenth of the moon" Monier-Williams, p. 261
- Say it
- KUH-li-kaa
- Written
- कलिका
- Other spellings
- Kalikaa
Kalika
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Kalika meaning
Kalika (कलिका) is a Hindu girl's name of Sanskrit origin.
A bud, an unblown flower; a sixteenth of the moon
Also used to mean: flower bud
Kalika (कलिका) is the Sanskrit word for a flower bud. Monier-Williams gives an unblown flower or bud first, and also the sixteenth part of the moon, a small division of time, and the names of some poetic metres. Name lists give "bud", matching the dictionary. Spelt with a long first vowel, Kālikā is a different word, a name of the goddess Kali, and some families choose the name with that sense in mind. In Hindi poetry kalī, the same word in a shorter form, is the everyday image of a bud about to open.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 261 · entry kalikā · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, kalikā, p. 261
Fits your syllable
First sound क
Mrigashira nakshatra, pada 3 · Mithun rashi
This exact sound isn't in the table; the closest is का, which differs only in vowel length. North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.
Spellings
Kalika · Kalikaa