As a Hindi name
धाणक · noun · masculine
प्राचीन काल का एक प्रकार का परिमाण · एक अनार्य छोटी जाति — Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
a weight of gold, part of a Dīnāra (cf. 2. dhān˚)
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Dictionary citations
dhāṇaka m. (√ 1. dhā? cf. Uṇ. iii, 83) a weight of gold, part of a Dīnāra (cf. 2. dhān˚), L.
dhāṇaka m. (-kaḥ) A weight of gold, a coin of that metal, the division of a Dīnāra. E. dhā to contain, Uṇādi affix āṇaka.
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