As a Hindi name
जाना
to go, leave, depart; to go to, extend; to be lost; an auxiliary verb
जाना · masculine
Śabdasāgara also records: [स्त्री॰ जाल्मिका] · वह जो अपने मित्र, गुरु या ब्राह्मण के साथ द्वेष करे
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
despised (a man)
Verified derivationMultiple readings (3)Why this matches what you typed
M3 · meaning shifts "jālmaka" is derived from "jālma" with the ka/kan suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
jālma mf(ī)n. contemptible, vile (livelihood), MBh. v, 4518; xii, 3897
cruel (krūra), L.
jālmaka mfn. despised (a man), MBh. vii, 9023.
jālmaka a. (lmikā f.) Despised, low, mean, contemptible.
Gender counterpart
The kosha attests this stem in the feminine, the masculine, and the neuter — the same name serves without alteration.
Dictionary citations
jālmaka mfn. despised (a man), MBh. vii, 9023.
jālmaka a. (lmikā f.) Despised, low, mean, contemptible.
jālma mf(ī)n. contemptible, vile (livelihood), MBh. v, 4518; xii, 3897
cruel (krūra), L.
Alternative readings
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