As a Hindi name
पाणिक · noun · masculine
जो खरीदा जा सके । सौदा · हाथ · कार्तिकेय का एक गण — Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
ifc. (ā) = 2. pāṇi, the hand
Verified derivationMultiple readings (7)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "pāṇika" is the vocative of "pāṇikā" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M3 · meaning shifts "pāṇika" is derived from "pāṇi" with the ṭhak/ṭhan/ka/kan suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
1. pāṇi m. a place of sale, shop, market, W.
2. pāṇi m. (said to be fr. √ paṇ) the hand, RV. &c. &c. (often ifc. = holding in the h˚, e.g. asi-p˚, holding a sword in the h˚, s˚ in h˚; pāṇiṃ-√ grah or ˚ṇau-√ kṛ, to take the h˚ of a bride, marry; ˚niṃ√ dā, to give the h˚ in marriage)
pāṇika mfn. ifc. (f(ā). ) = 2. pāṇi, the hand, Hcat.
pāṇika m. N. of one of Skanda's attendants, MBh. (v.l. kālika)
Related forms
Gender counterpart
The kosha attests this stem in the feminine, the masculine, and the neuter — the same name serves without alteration.
Dictionary citations
pāṇika mfn. ifc. (f(ā). ) = 2. pāṇi, the hand, Hcat.
pāṇika m. N. of one of Skanda's attendants, MBh. (v.l. kālika)
pāṇika a. (kī f.) Got by playing at stake. — kaḥ A merchant.
pāṇikā f. a kind of song or singing, Yājñ.
a kind of spoon, L.
1. pāṇi m. a place of sale, shop, market, W.
2. pāṇi m. (said to be fr. √ paṇ) the hand, RV. &c. &c. (often ifc. = holding in the h˚, e.g. asi-p˚, holding a sword in the h˚, s˚ in h˚; pāṇiṃ-√ grah or ˚ṇau-√ kṛ, to take the h˚ of a bride, marry; ˚niṃ√ dā, to give the h˚ in marriage)
Alternative readings
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