As a Hindi name
नागरक · noun
शिल्पी । कारीगर · चोर · नगर का शासनकर्ता । नागरिक प्रणिधि (को॰) — Śabdasāgara
नागरक · adj
नगर में उत्पन्न या घोषित · नम्र । अनुकूल · विदग्ध । चतुर — Śabdasāgara
Cited formation "नागरक" is ना- + गरक: गरक means "ड़ूबा हुआ । निमग्न", and the prefix ना- forms without. CHD Basic Grammar App. I §5(2) — cited from the extracted rule table — base gloss: Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
living in a town (opp. to āraṇyaka)
Verified derivationMultiple readings (8)Why this matches what you typed
M3 · meaning shifts "nāgaraka" is derived from "nāgara" with the ka/kan suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
nāgara mf(ī)n. (fr. nagara) town-born, t˚-bred, relating or belonging to a t˚ or city, t˚-like, civic, MBh.; Kāv. &c.
spoken in a t˚ (said of a partic. Apabhraṃśa dialect; cf. upa-n˚), Sāh.
nāgaraka mf(ikā)n. living in a town (opp. to āraṇyaka), L.
clever, cunning, L.
Gender counterpart
The kosha attests this stem in the feminine, the masculine, and the neuter — the same name serves without alteration.
Dictionary citations
nāgaraka mf(ikā)n. living in a town (opp. to āraṇyaka), L.
clever, cunning, L.
nāgaraka m. a citizen, L.
chief of a town, police officer, Śak. (v.l. for ˚rika) applied to planets opposed to each other, Var. (cf. nāgara-nṛpati and -yāyi-graha)
an artist, W.
nāgara mf(ī)n. (fr. nagara) town-born, t˚-bred, relating or belonging to a t˚ or city, t˚-like, civic, MBh.; Kāv. &c.
spoken in a t˚ (said of a partic. Apabhraṃśa dialect; cf. upa-n˚), Sāh.
Alternative readings
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