As a Hindi name
नीलक · noun · masculine
काच लवण · वर्त्तलौह । बीदरी लोहा · मटर — Śabdasāgara
नीलक · nīlak · adj.
Blue; stained or dyed blue — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 1168
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
Terminalia Tomentosa
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M3 · meaning shifts "nīlaka" is derived from "nīla" with the ka/kan suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
nīla mf(ā or ī; cf. Pāṇ. iv, 1, 42, Vārtt., Vām. v, 2, 48)n. of a dark colour, (esp.) d˚-blue or d˚-green or black, RV. &c. &c.
dyed with indigo, Pāṇ. iv, 2, 2, Vārtt. 2, Pat.
nīlaka mfn. blue (esp. as N. of the third unknown quantity or of its square), Col.
nīlaka m. Terminalia Tomentosa, L.
Dictionary citations
nīlaka mfn. blue (esp. as N. of the third unknown quantity or of its square), Col.
nīlaka m. Terminalia Tomentosa, L.
a male bee, Var.
Antilope Picta, L.
a dark-coloured horse, L.
nīla mf(ā or ī; cf. Pāṇ. iv, 1, 42, Vārtt., Vām. v, 2, 48)n. of a dark colour, (esp.) d˚-blue or d˚-green or black, RV. &c. &c.
dyed with indigo, Pāṇ. iv, 2, 2, Vārtt. 2, Pat.
Alternative readings
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