As a Hindi name
मीना · noun · feminine
ऊषा की कन्या का नाम जिसका विवाह कश्यप से हुआ था — Śabdasāgara
मीना · noun · masculine
राजपूताने की एक प्रसिद्ध योद्धा जाति — Śabdasāgara
मीना · feminine
a female given name, Meena
Cited formation "मीना" is मीना + -ना: मीना means "a female given name, Meena", and the suffix -ना forms infinitives. CHD Basic Grammar App. I §8(19) — cited from the extracted rule table
Cited formation "मीना" is मीन + -आ: मीन means "fish", 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
Cited formation "मीना" is मीन + -आ: मीन means "fish", and the suffix -आ forms 'having' (adjectives). CHD Basic Grammar App. I §9(1) — cited from the extracted rule table
a Hindi word; it is not Sanskrit
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
a stick
Verified derivationMultiple readings (4)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "mīnā" is the feminine form of "mīna" — the same word with the feminine ending (nominative).
Dictionary citations
mīnā f. a stick, L.
N. of a daughter of Uṣā and wife of Kaśyapa, Pur.
mīna m. (derivation fr. √ 1. mī very doubtful in spite of Uṇ. iii, 3) a fish, Mn.; MBh. &c.
the sign of the zodiac Pisces, R.; VarBṛS.; Pur.
Alternative readings
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