As a Hindi name
माणिका · noun · feminine
एक तौल जो आठ पल की होती है — Śabdasāgara
Cited formation "माणिका" is माणिक + -आ: माणिक means "A ruby", and the suffix -आ forms abstract, agent, action or instrumental nouns (masc.); also past participles. CHD Basic Grammar App. I §8(3) — cited from the extracted rule table — base gloss: Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago
Cited formation "माणिका" is माणिक + -आ: माणिक means "A ruby", and the suffix -आ forms 'having' (adjectives). CHD Basic Grammar App. I §9(1) — cited from the extracted rule table — base gloss: Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
a partic. weight (= 2 Kuḍavas, = 1 Śarāva, = 8 Palas)
Verified derivationMultiple readings (2)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "māṇikā" is the feminine form of "māṇika" — the same word with the feminine ending (nominative).
M3 · meaning shifts "māṇika" is derived from "māṇi" with the ṭhak/ṭhan/ka/kan suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
māṇi Vṛddhi form of maṇi in comp.
māṇika m. a jeweller, Campak.
Related forms
Dictionary citations
māṇikā f. a partic. weight (= 2 Kuḍavas, = 1 Śarāva, = 8 Palas), ŚārṅgS.
māṇikā A particular weight (equal to eight palas).
māṇikā f. (-kā) A weight of eight Palas.
māṇika m. a jeweller, Campak.
māṇi Vṛddhi form of maṇi in comp.
Alternative readings
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