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
a species of deer (= eṇa above)
Verified derivationMultiple readings (3)Why this matches what you typed
M3 · meaning shifts "eṇaka" is derived from "eṇa" with the ka/kan suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
eṇa as, ī, m. f. a species of deer or antelope (described as being of a black colour with beautiful eyes and short legs), AV. v, 14, 11; VS. xxiv, 36; Mn. iii, 269; MBh. &c.
eṇa m. (in astron.) Capricorn.
eṇaka m. a species of deer (= eṇa above), VarBṛS.
eṇaka m. (-kaḥ) A species of deer or antelope: see the preceding. E. kan added to eṇa.
Dictionary citations
eṇaka m. a species of deer (= eṇa above), VarBṛS.
eṇaka m. (-kaḥ) A species of deer or antelope: see the preceding. E. kan added to eṇa.
eṇa as, ī, m. f. a species of deer or antelope (described as being of a black colour with beautiful eyes and short legs), AV. v, 14, 11; VS. xxiv, 36; Mn. iii, 269; MBh. &c.
eṇa m. (in astron.) Capricorn.
Alternative readings
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Caveats
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