कौक्कुटिक

{ kaukkuṭikḥ }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

कौक्कुटिक  m.  m. a poulterer, one who sells fowls, [L.]
   a kind of low caste, [Kāraṇḍ.]
   ( [Pāṇ. 4-4, 46]) a kind of mendicant who walks with his eyes fixed on the ground for fear of treading upon insects &c., [L.]
   a hypocrite, [L.]
   a pigeon, [L.]

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

कौक्कुटिकः [kaukkuṭikḥ]   [कुक्कुट-ठक्]
   A poulterer.
   A mendicant who walks always fixing his eyes on the ground for fear of treading upon worms, insects &c.
   ( hence) A hypocrite.

Shabda-Sagara

कौक्कुटिक  m.  ( - अः)
   1. A hypocrite.
   2. A kind of mendicant, one who does not look far before him, or who proceeds with his eyes fixed upon the ground, for fear of treading upon insects, &c.
    E. कुक्कुटी hypocrisy, or a small part, ठक् aff.

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कुक्कुटी ठक्