As a Hindi name
गाथक · noun · masculine
[स्त्री॰ गाथिका] गानेवाला । गायक — Śabdasāgara
गाना · masculine
song
गाना
to sing
Platts (p. 891) also records: (f. -ikā), Singing
a Hindi word, a tadbhava: evolved from the Sanskrit through Prakrit गान — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Inherited from Sanskrit गान (gāna). Cognate with Assamese গান (gan), Bengali গান (gan), Gujarati ગાણું (gāṇũ), Marathi गाणे (gāṇe), Punjabi ਗਾਣਾ (gāṇā). Doublet of गान (gān), a tatsama.” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
gāna n. singing, song, KātyŚr.; Lāṭy. i, vii; Hariv. 11793; Śiś. ix, 54
a sound, L. (cf. araṇya-, ūha-, ūhya-.)
a Hindi word, a tadbhava: evolved from the Sanskrit through Prakrit गायति — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Inherited from Sanskrit गायति (gāyati), from the root गै (gai, “to sing”).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
a singer (chanter of the Purāṇas)
Verified derivationMultiple readings (7)Why this matches what you typed
M3 · meaning shifts "gāthaka" is derived from "gātha" with the ka/kan suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
gātha as, m. a song, RV. i, 167, 6 and ix, 11, 4; SV.
gātha See 3. gā.
gāthaka m. (Pāṇ. iii, 1, 146) a singer (chanter of the Purāṇas), Pāṇ. i, 1, 34, Kāś.; Rājat. vii, 934
gātha, gāthaka See under gai.
Dictionary citations
gāthaka m. (Pāṇ. iii, 1, 146) a singer (chanter of the Purāṇas), Pāṇ. i, 1, 34, Kāś.; Rājat. vii, 934
gātha, gāthaka See under gai.
gāthaka m. (-kaḥ) 1 A musician, a singer. 2 A chaunter of the Purāṇas or sacred poems. E. gai to sing, sthakan aff.
gātha as, m. a song, RV. i, 167, 6 and ix, 11, 4; SV.
gātha See 3. gā.
Alternative readings
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