A corruption of दंष्ट्रिका (daṃṣṭrikā), a compound of दंष्ट्र (daṃṣṭra, “large tooth, tusk”) + -इक (-ika, possessive suffix) + -आ (-ā, feminine suffix), with a semantic shift from "tooth" to "beard", both of which are within the same general facial area; the first element is from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dánštram, from Proto-Indo-European *denḱ-trom, from *denḱ- (“to bite”) + *-trom (suffix denoting a tool or instrument). Cognate with Avestan 𐬙𐬌𐬲𐬌-𐬛𐬄𐬯𐬙𐬭𐬀 (tiži-dąstra, “having sharp teeth”).
दाढिका • (dāḍhikā) stem, f
| Feminine ā-stem declension of दाढिका (dāḍhikā) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | दाढिका dāḍhikā |
दाढिके dāḍhike |
दाढिकाः dāḍhikāḥ |
| Vocative | दाढिके dāḍhike |
दाढिके dāḍhike |
दाढिकाः dāḍhikāḥ |
| Accusative | दाढिकाम् dāḍhikām |
दाढिके dāḍhike |
दाढिकाः dāḍhikāḥ |
| Instrumental | दाढिकया / दाढिका¹ dāḍhikayā / dāḍhikā¹ |
दाढिकाभ्याम् dāḍhikābhyām |
दाढिकाभिः dāḍhikābhiḥ |
| Dative | दाढिकायै dāḍhikāyai |
दाढिकाभ्याम् dāḍhikābhyām |
दाढिकाभ्यः dāḍhikābhyaḥ |
| Ablative | दाढिकायाः / दाढिकायै² dāḍhikāyāḥ / dāḍhikāyai² |
दाढिकाभ्याम् dāḍhikābhyām |
दाढिकाभ्यः dāḍhikābhyaḥ |
| Genitive | दाढिकायाः / दाढिकायै² dāḍhikāyāḥ / dāḍhikāyai² |
दाढिकयोः dāḍhikayoḥ |
दाढिकानाम् dāḍhikānām |
| Locative | दाढिकायाम् dāḍhikāyām |
दाढिकयोः dāḍhikayoḥ |
दाढिकासु dāḍhikāsu |
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