Save Gender Feminine Usage Hindi Scripts पद्मकलि(Hindi) Pronounced Pron. [pɑdmɑkɑlɪ] [key·simplify] Meaning & History Means "lotus bud" from Sanskrit पद्म (padma) "lotus" and कलिका (kalikā) "bud" (source of Hindi कली (kalī)). It is allegedly one of the names of the Hindu goddess Lakshmi.