As a Hindi name
गायक · noun · masculine
[ स्त्री॰ गायकी] गानेवाला गवैया — Śabdasāgara
गायक · masculine
singer
Platts (p. 895) also records: (f. -ī, and -ikā), Singing
a Hindi word, a tatsama: the Sanskrit word borrowed unchanged into Hindi गायक — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Borrowed from Sanskrit गायक (gāyaka).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
gāyaka mfn. one who sings, W.
gāyaka m. a singer, MBh. xii, xiv; R.; BhP. iii, x; Bhartṛ.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
one who sings
Verified derivationMultiple readings (10)Why this matches what you typed
M3 · meaning shifts "gāyaka" is derived from "gāya" with the ka/kan suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
1. gāya See uru-g˚.
2. gāya n. ‘a song’, see uttama-, sāma-.
gāyaka mfn. one who sings, W.
gāyaka m. a singer, MBh. xii, xiv; R.; BhP. iii, x; Bhartṛ.
Dictionary citations
gāyaka mfn. one who sings, W.
gāyaka m. a singer, MBh. xii, xiv; R.; BhP. iii, x; Bhartṛ.
gāyaka gāyat. See 3. gā.
gāyaka mfn. (-kaḥ-kī-kaṃ) Singing, one who sings. m. (-kaḥ) A singer. E. gai to sing, ṇvul aff.
1. gāya See uru-g˚.
2. gāya n. ‘a song’, see uttama-, sāma-.
Alternative readings
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