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 cushion, Sch.
Verified derivationMultiple readings (3)Why this matches what you typed
M3 · meaning shifts "geṇḍuka" is derived from "geṇḍu" with the ṭhan/ka/kan suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
geṇḍu m. a ball to play with, L.
geṇḍu m. (-ṇḍuḥ) A ball for playing with. E. gā to go, affix iṇḍu, or with kan added geṇḍuka.
a cushion, Śiś. ii, 77, Sch.
geṇḍuka m. (-kaḥ) A ball; also geṇḍūka, the penultimate being made long.
Dictionary citations
a cushion, Śiś. ii, 77, Sch.
geṇḍuka m. (-kaḥ) A ball; also geṇḍūka, the penultimate being made long.
geṇḍu m. a ball to play with, L.
geṇḍu m. (-ṇḍuḥ) A ball for playing with. E. gā to go, affix iṇḍu, or with kan added geṇḍuka.
Alternative readings
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