As a Hindi name
No reading on this path — this spelling has no entry in our Hindi sources, and no near neighbour is attested there either. We say so rather than invent one.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
being of the same branch or school (as a Brāhman)
Verified derivationMultiple readings (3)Why this matches what you typed
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Gender counterpart
The kosha attests this stem in the feminine, the masculine, and the neuter — the same name serves without alteration.
Dictionary citations
eka—śākha mfn. being of the same branch or school (as a Brāhman), W.
having but one branch (as a tree), T.
g. gahādi, Pāṇ. iv, 2, 138.
ekaśākha m. (-khaḥ) A Brahman of the same branch or school. E. eka and śākhā a branch, (of the Vedas.)
Alternative readings
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