As a Hindi name
मोदक · noun · masculine
लड्डु । (मिठाई) · औषध आदि का बना हुआ लड्डु । जैसे,—मदनानंद मोदक · गुड़ — Śabdasāgara
मोदक · adj
स्त्री॰ मोदका, मोदकी] मोद या आनंद देनेवाला । आनंददायक — Śabdasāgara
मोदक · modak · adj.
(f. -ikā), Pleasing, delighting, gladdening, rejoicing, causing happiness, or delight; exhilarating — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 1088
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
a partic. mixed caste (the sons of a Kṣatriya by a Śūdra mother)
Verified derivationMultiple readings (13)Why this matches what you typed
M3 · meaning shifts "modaka" is derived from "moda" with the ka/kan suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
moda m. (√ 2. mud) joy, delight, gladness, pleasure, RV. &c. &c.
fragrance, perfume, BhP. (cf. āmoda)
modaka mfn. (ifc.) gladdening, exhilarating, MBh.
modaka m. n. a small round sweetmeat, any sweetmeat, MBh.; R. &c.
Dictionary citations
modaka mfn. (ifc.) gladdening, exhilarating, MBh.
modaka m. n. a small round sweetmeat, any sweetmeat, MBh.; R. &c.
modaka m. (in medicine) a kind of pill, Suśr.; Bhpr.
a partic. mixed caste (the sons of a Kṣatriya by a Śūdra mother), L.
modaka n. a kind of metre, Col.
moda m. (√ 2. mud) joy, delight, gladness, pleasure, RV. &c. &c.
fragrance, perfume, BhP. (cf. āmoda)
Alternative readings
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