As a Hindi name
ताम्रक · noun · masculine
ताँबा — Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
copper
Verified derivationMultiple readings (7)Why this matches what you typed
M3 · meaning shifts "tāmraka" is derived from "tāmra" with the ka/kan suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
tāmra mf(ā)n. (√ tam, Uṇ.) of a coppery red colour, VS. xvi (Naigh. iii, 7), MBh. &c. (tāmrā tvac, the 4th of the 7 membranes with which an embryo is covered, Suśr. iii, 4, 2)
tāmra mf(ī)n. made of copper, R. iii, 21, 17; Suśr.; Mn. vi, 53/54; BhavP.
tāmraka m. N. of a Gandharva, Gal.
tāmraka n. copper, Yājñ. i, 296; VarBṛS. civ, 15
Dictionary citations
tāmraka m. N. of a Gandharva, Gal.
tāmraka n. copper, Yājñ. i, 296; VarBṛS. civ, 15
tāmraka n. (-kaṃ) Copper. E. tāmra as above, and kan pleonastic aff.
tāmra mf(ā)n. (√ tam, Uṇ.) of a coppery red colour, VS. xvi (Naigh. iii, 7), MBh. &c. (tāmrā tvac, the 4th of the 7 membranes with which an embryo is covered, Suśr. iii, 4, 2)
tāmra mf(ī)n. made of copper, R. iii, 21, 17; Suśr.; Mn. vi, 53/54; BhavP.
Alternative readings
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