As a Hindi name
दाहक · adj
जलानेवाला — Śabdasāgara
दाहक · noun · masculine
चित्रक वृक्ष । चीता । लाल चीता · अग्नि । आग — Śabdasāgara
दाहक · dāhak · adj.
(f. -ikā), Burning, kindling, setting on fire; causing heat or combustion; incendiary; inflammatory — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 504
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
burning, setting on fire
Verified derivationMultiple readings (12)Why this matches what you typed
M3 · meaning shifts "dāhaka" is derived from "dāha" with the ka/kan suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
dāha m. (fr. √ dah) burning, combustion, conflagration, heat, KātyŚr.; Mn.; Yājñ.; MBh.; R. &c.
place of cremation, Vas. xix, 26
dā˚haka mf(ī)n. burning, setting on fire, Yājñ. ii, 282; BhP. xi, 10, 8
dā˚haka m. Plumbago Zeylanica.
Dictionary citations
dā˚haka mf(ī)n. burning, setting on fire, Yājñ. ii, 282; BhP. xi, 10, 8
dā˚haka m. Plumbago Zeylanica.
dāhaka a. (hikā f.) [dah-ṇvul] 1 Burning, kindling. 2 Incendiary, inflammatory. 3 Cauterizing. — kaḥ 1 Fire. 2 The Citraka plant.
dāha, dāhaka, dāhana, dāhya, &c. See under dah.
dāhaka mfn. (-kaḥ-kā-kaṃ) Burning, inflammatory. 2 Cauterising, caustic. m. (-kaḥ) A plant, (Plumbago zeylanica.) E. daha to burn, ṇvul aff.
dāha m. (fr. √ dah) burning, combustion, conflagration, heat, KātyŚr.; Mn.; Yājñ.; MBh.; R. &c.
place of cremation, Vas. xix, 26
Alternative readings
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