As a Hindi name
जीना · feminine
a female given name, Jeena
जीना
to live
Śabdasāgara also records: जीरा
Platts (p. 413) also records: Cumin-seed ( = P. zīra)
a Hindi word, a tadbhava: evolved from the Sanskrit through Prakrit जीवति — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós Proto-Indo-European *gʷíh₃weti Proto-Indo-Iranian *ǰíHwati Sanskrit जीव॑ति (jī́vati) Prakrit 𑀚𑀻𑀯𑀇 (jīvaï) Hindi जीना Inherited from Prakrit जीवइ (jīvaï), from Sanskrit जीवति (jīvat…” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
Cumin seed. E. kan added to the preceding.
Verified derivationMultiple readings (6)Why this matches what you typed
M3 · meaning shifts "jīraka" is derived from "jīra" with the ka/kan suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
1. jīra mf(ā)n. (√ jinv, Uṇ.), quick, speedy, active, RV. (Naigh. ii, 15)
driving (with gen.), RV. i, 48, 3 (cf. go-)
jīraka m. n. = ˚raṇa, Suśr. i; iv, 5, 35
jīraka m. (-kaḥ) Cumin seed. E. kan added to the preceding.
Dictionary citations
jīraka m. n. = ˚raṇa, Suśr. i; iv, 5, 35
jīraka m. (-kaḥ) Cumin seed. E. kan added to the preceding.
1. jīra mf(ā)n. (√ jinv, Uṇ.), quick, speedy, active, RV. (Naigh. ii, 15)
driving (with gen.), RV. i, 48, 3 (cf. go-)
Alternative readings
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