As a Hindi name
मादक · masculine
a drug, narcotic, addictive substance
मादक
intoxicating; alcoholic
Śabdasāgara also records: [वि॰ स्त्री॰ मादिका] नशा उत्पन्न करनेवाला । जिसस नशा हो । नशाला · आनंदप्रद । आनंददायक । हर्षप्रद
Platts (p. 979) also records: (f. -ikā), Causing intoxicacation, intoxicating; stupefying
a Hindi word, a tatsama: the Sanskrit word borrowed unchanged into Hindi मादक — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Borrowed from Sanskrit मादक (mādaka).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
mādaka mfn. intoxicating, exhilarating, gladdening, stupefying (-tā f. -tva n.), Kām.; Kap., Sch.
mādaka m. a gallinule (= dātyūka), L.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
intoxicating, exhilarating, gladdening, stupefying (-tā -tva ), Sch.
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M3 · meaning shifts "mādaka" is derived from "māda" with the ka/kan suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
māda m. (√ 2. mad) drunkenness, exhilaration, delight, passion, stupor, L.
fighting war, Sāy. (cf. gandha- and sadha-m˚).
mādaka mfn. intoxicating, exhilarating, gladdening, stupefying (-tā f. -tva n.), Kām.; Kap., Sch.
mādaka m. a gallinule (= dātyūka), L.
Dictionary citations
mādaka mfn. intoxicating, exhilarating, gladdening, stupefying (-tā f. -tva n.), Kām.; Kap., Sch.
mādaka m. a gallinule (= dātyūka), L.
mādaka a. (dikā f.) [mad-ṇic ṇvut] 1 Intoxicating, maddening, stupefying. 2 Gladdening. — kaḥ A gallinule.
mādaka m. (-kaḥ) A gallinule. E. mada to delight, aff. ṇvul.
māda m. (√ 2. mad) drunkenness, exhilaration, delight, passion, stupor, L.
fighting war, Sāy. (cf. gandha- and sadha-m˚).
Alternative readings
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