As a Hindi name
धान्यक · noun · masculine
धनिया · धान्य । धान — Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
grain, corn
Verified derivationMultiple readings (8)Why this matches what you typed
M3 · meaning shifts "dhānyaka" is derived from "dhānya" with the ka/kan suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
1. dhānya mfn. consisting or made of grain, RV.; AV.
dhānya n. corn, grain, ib. &c. &c. (according to Suśr. only śālayaḥ, ṣaṣṭikāḥ & vrīhayaḥ, the other grains being ku-dhānya, q.v.)
dhānyaka mfn. (ifc. for dhānya), grain, corn, Mn.; MBh.
dhānyaka m. N. of a man, Daś.; Rājat.
Gender counterpart
The kosha attests this stem in the feminine, the masculine, and the neuter — the same name serves without alteration.
Dictionary citations
dhānyaka mfn. (ifc. for dhānya), grain, corn, Mn.; MBh.
dhānyaka m. N. of a man, Daś.; Rājat.
dhānyaka n. = dhānyāka, coriander (cf. dhanyāka).
dhānyaka n. (-kaṃ) Coriander, (C. sativum.) E. kan added to dhānya; also dhanyāka and dhānyāka.
1. dhānya mfn. consisting or made of grain, RV.; AV.
dhānya n. corn, grain, ib. &c. &c. (according to Suśr. only śālayaḥ, ṣaṣṭikāḥ & vrīhayaḥ, the other grains being ku-dhānya, q.v.)
Alternative readings
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