MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Pratiksha mean?
Pratiksha is a Sanskrit noun for expectation or waiting. Its older meanings also include consideration and respect, extending the word toward attentive regard.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
प्रतीक्षा
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
प्रतिक्षा
Letter-by-letter: pratikṣā
2,304 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Pratiksha in Indian usage
10,838 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for girls (98.6%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 10,683 records (98.6%).
- Recorded as male: 155 records (1.4%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 877 |
| 1980s | 2,952 |
| 1990s | 6,642 |
| Other decades | 367 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 4,446 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 2,563 |
| Goa | 1,191 |
| Rajasthan | 785 |
| Odisha | 497 |
| Bihar | 426 |
| Uttarakhand | 209 |
| Maharashtra | 147 |
| Jharkhand | 132 |
| Haryana | 125 |
| Delhi | 114 |
| Other states | 203 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
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Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- Monier-Williams, pratīkṣā, p. 673,3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.