Apupika, Āpūpika: 9 definitions
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Apupika means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryĀpūpika (आपूपिक).—a. (-kī f.) [ अपूप-ठक् (apūpa-ṭhak)]
1) A good maker of अपूप (apūpa) (cakes).
2) Accustomed to eat cakes.
3) Fond of cakes, eating cakes (with benefit).
4) Selling cakes.
5) Baking cakes.
6) Forming an ingredient of cakes, good for cakes. (as guḍa).
-kaḥ A baker; confectioner.
-kam A multitude of cakes. (apūpānāṃ samūhaḥ).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀpūpika (आपूपिक).—mfn.
(-kaḥ-kī-kaṃ) 1. A baker. 2. A confectioner. 3. One who eats cakes, one for whom they are good, &c. n.
(-kaṃ) A multitude of cakes. E. apūpa a cake, ṭhak or ṭhañ aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Apūpikā (अपूपिका):—[from apūpaka > apūpa] f. ([Kathāsaritsāgara]) = apūpa, a cake etc.
2) Āpūpika (आपूपिक):—mfn. ([from] apūpa), relating to cakes (as selling or eating or making cakes) [commentator or commentary] on [Pāṇini]
3) m. a baker, confectioner, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) n. a multitude of cakes, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀpūpika (आपूपिक):—[ā-pūpika] (kaḥ) 1. m. A baker. n. Multitude of cakes.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusĀpūpika (ಆಪೂಪಿಕ):—
1) [noun] a maker of cakes; a baker; a confectioner.
2) [noun] a heap of cakes.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Pali-English dictionary
Source: Sutta: Pali Word Grammar from Pali Myanmar Dictionaryāpūpika (အာပူပိက) [(ti) (တိ)]—
[apūpa+ṇika]
[အပူပ+ဏိက]

Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Pupika, A, Apupa, Nika.
Starts with: Apupikan.
Full-text: Apupaka, Apupikan, Apupya, Tantapupikaniyayam, Taddhita.
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