As a Hindi name
तूर्णक · noun · masculine
सुश्रुत के अनुसार एक प्रकार का चावल जिसे त्वरितक भी कहते हैं — Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
‘quickly ripening’, a sort of rice
Verified derivationMultiple readings (6)Why this matches what you typed
M3 · meaning shifts "tūrṇaka" is derived from "tūrṇa" with the ka/kan suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
tūrṇa mfn. (√ turv, Pāṇ. vi, 4, 21, Kāś.; √ tvar, 20; vii, 2, 28) = ˚rta, KātyŚr. x, 1, 9
tūrṇa, tūrṇi &c. See under tvar.
tūrṇaka m. ‘quickly ripening’, a sort of rice, Car. i, 27, 4.
Dictionary citations
tūrṇaka m. ‘quickly ripening’, a sort of rice, Car. i, 27, 4.
tūrṇa mfn. (√ turv, Pāṇ. vi, 4, 21, Kāś.; √ tvar, 20; vii, 2, 28) = ˚rta, KātyŚr. x, 1, 9
tūrṇa, tūrṇi &c. See under tvar.
Alternative readings
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