As a Hindi name
Nearest attested word 'चाणकीन' does not appear as a word in our Hindi sources. The nearest word is चाणक, meaning ईर्ष्या. — Śabdasāgara nearest word: चाणक — a suggestion, not a meaning
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
fit for (being sown) with the chick-pea (caṇaka), Sch.
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Gender counterpart
The kosha attests this stem in the feminine, the masculine, and the neuter — the same name serves without alteration.
Dictionary citations
cāṇakīna mfn. fit for (being sown) with the chick-pea (caṇaka), L., Sch.
cāṇakīna a. [caṇakasya bhavanaṃ kṣetraṃ, khañ] Fit for, or sown with, the chickpea.
cāṇakīna mfn. (-naḥ-nā-naṃ) Fit for or sown with the chickpea, (a field, &c.) E. caṇaka chickpea, and khañ aff.
Alternative readings
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