वल्मीक mn. (
-कः-कं) A hillock, ground thrown up by moles, &c., but especially the large accumulations of soil, sometimes made by the white ant.
m. (
-कः)
1. The poet VĀLMĪKI.
2. Elephantiasis, or swellings of the neck, chest, hands and feet, which break and discharge ichor in many places.
E. वल् to cover, or
बल् to live,
ईक Unādi aff., and
मुट् augment; in the latter case this word and the corresponding ones are written
बल्मीक, &c.; also
वल्मिक . ROOTS:
वल् बल् ईक मुट् बल्मीक वल्मिक .