As a Hindi name
जापक · jāpak · s.m.
One who mutters prayers and counts his beads, one who recites to himself ( = jāpī) — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 369
जाना
to go, leave, depart; to go to, extend; to be lost; an auxiliary verb
जाना · masculine
Śabdasāgara also records: जपकर्ता । जप करनेवाला । जपनेवाला
a Hindi word, a tadbhava: evolved from the Sanskrit through Prakrit ग॒त — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *yeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *yéh₂ti Proto-Indo-Iranian *yáHti Proto-Indo-Aryan *yáHti Sanskrit याति॑ (yā́ti) Ashokan Prakrit 𑀬𑀸𑀢𑀺 (yāti) Prakrit जाइ (jāi) Hindi जाना Inherited from Prakrit जाइ (jāi), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀬𑀸𑀢𑀺 (yāti), from Sanskri…” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
a Hindi word; it is not Sanskrit
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
muttering prayers or names of a deity (in comp.)
Verified derivationMultiple readings (12)Why this matches what you typed
M3 · meaning shifts "jāpaka" is derived from "jāpa" with the ka/kan suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
jāpa m. (√ jap) ‘whispering’, see karṇa-
muttering prayers, L. a muttered prayer, L. (R. i, 51, 27 for japa; see also jāpya).
jāpaka mfn. muttering prayers or names of a deity (in comp.)
jāpaka m. a priest who mutters prayers, MBh. xii, 7153 f.; BhP. ix, 6, 10; Kathās. lxix; NṛsUp.; Hcat.
Dictionary citations
jāpaka mfn. muttering prayers or names of a deity (in comp.)
jāpaka m. a priest who mutters prayers, MBh. xii, 7153 f.; BhP. ix, 6, 10; Kathās. lxix; NṛsUp.; Hcat.
relating to a muttered prayer, MBh. xii, 7249 and 7336
jāpaka n. v.l. for jāyaka, L.
jāpaka a. Muttering prayers. — kaṃ A kind of fragrant wood.
jāpa m. (√ jap) ‘whispering’, see karṇa-
muttering prayers, L. a muttered prayer, L. (R. i, 51, 27 for japa; see also jāpya).
Alternative readings
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