मेनका
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit मेनका (menakā).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /meːn.kɑː/, [mẽːn.käː]
Proper noun
मेनका • (menkā) f
- (Hinduism) Menaka, an apsara known for seducing rishi Vishwamitra
- a female given name, Menaka, from Sanskrit
Declension
| singular | |
|---|---|
| direct | मेनका menkā |
| oblique | मेनका menkā |
| vocative | मेनका menkā |
References
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “मेनका”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 4015
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- মেনকা (Assamese script)
- ᬫᬾᬦᬓᬵ (Balinese script)
- মেনকা (Bengali script)
- 𑰦𑰸𑰡𑰎𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀫𑁂𑀦𑀓𑀸 (Brahmi script)
- မေနကာ (Burmese script)
- મેનકા (Gujarati script)
- ਮੇਨਕਾ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌮𑍇𑌨𑌕𑌾 (Grantha script)
- ꦩꦺꦤꦏꦴ (Javanese script)
- 𑂧𑂵𑂢𑂍𑂰 (Kaithi script)
- ಮೇನಕಾ (Kannada script)
- មេនកា (Khmer script)
- ເມນກາ (Lao script)
- മേനകാ (Malayalam script)
- ᠮᡝᠨᠠᡬᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
- 𑘦𑘹𑘡𑘎𑘰 (Modi script)
- ᠮᠧᠨᠠᢉᠠᠠ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧆𑧚𑧁𑦮𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐩𑐾𑐣𑐎𑐵 (Newa script)
- ମେନକା (Odia script)
- ꢪꢾꢥꢒꢵ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆩𑆼𑆤𑆑𑆳 (Sharada script)
- 𑖦𑖸𑖡𑖎𑖯 (Siddham script)
- මෙනකා (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩴𑩔𑩯𑩜𑩛 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚢𑚲𑚝𑚊𑚭 (Takri script)
- மேநகா (Tamil script)
- మేనకా (Telugu script)
- เมนกา (Thai script)
- མེ་ན་ཀཱ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒧𑒹𑒢𑒏𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨢𑨄𑨝𑨋𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /mɐj.nɐ.kɑː/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /meː.n̪ɐ.kɑː/
Noun
मेनका • (menakā) stem, ?
- of the wife of Himālaya
Proper noun
मेनका • (menakā) stem, m