As a Hindi name
केन्दुक · kenduk · s.m.
A species of ebony (that yields a kind of tar), Diospyros glutinosa — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 890
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
another variety of ebony (yielding a species of tar, Diospyros glutinosa)
Verified derivationMultiple readings (5)Why this matches what you typed
M3 · meaning shifts "kenduka" is derived from "kendu" with the ṭhan/ka/kan suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
kendu m. a kind of ebony (Diospyros embryopteris), L.
kendu m. (-nduḥ) 1 A sort of ebony, (Diospyros tomentosa, Rox.) E. ka the earth, inda to moisten, u aff.
kenduka m. another variety of ebony (yielding a species of tar, Diospyros glutinosa), L.
(in music) a kind of measure.
Dictionary citations
kenduka m. another variety of ebony (yielding a species of tar, Diospyros glutinosa), L.
(in music) a kind of measure.
kenduka m. (-kaḥ) A sort of ebony, that yields a species of tar, (Diospyros glutinosa.) E. kan implying resemblance, affixed to the preceding.
kendu m. a kind of ebony (Diospyros embryopteris), L.
kendu m. (-nduḥ) 1 A sort of ebony, (Diospyros tomentosa, Rox.) E. ka the earth, inda to moisten, u aff.
Alternative readings
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