As a Hindi name
याचक · noun · masculine
जो माँगता हो । माँगनेवाला · भिखमंगा — Śabdasāgara
याचक · yāćak · s.m.
(f. -ikā), See the pop. form jāćak — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 1247
याचक · masculine
petitioner; beggar, mendicant
a Hindi word, a tatsama: the Sanskrit word borrowed unchanged into Hindi याचक — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Borrowed from Sanskrit याचक (yācaka).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
yācaka m. a petitioner, asker, beggar, Yājñ.; MBh. &c.
yācaka mfn. (-kaḥ-kī-kaṃ) Beggar, mendicant, asking, one who asks or solicits. E. yāca to ask, aff. ṇvul.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
a petitioner, asker, beggar, &c.
Verified derivationMultiple readings (12)Why this matches what you typed
M3 · meaning shifts "yācaka" is derived from "yāca" with the ka/kan suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
yāca (du, ṛ) duyāhṛ r. 1st cl. (yācati-te) 1 To ask or beg, to solicit, to request. 2 To offer, to tender.
yācaka m. a petitioner, asker, beggar, Yājñ.; MBh. &c.
yācaka mfn. (-kaḥ-kī-kaṃ) Beggar, mendicant, asking, one who asks or solicits. E. yāca to ask, aff. ṇvul.
Dictionary citations
yācaka m. a petitioner, asker, beggar, Yājñ.; MBh. &c.
yācaka mfn. (-kaḥ-kī-kaṃ) Beggar, mendicant, asking, one who asks or solicits. E. yāca to ask, aff. ṇvul.
yāca (du, ṛ) duyāhṛ r. 1st cl. (yācati-te) 1 To ask or beg, to solicit, to request. 2 To offer, to tender.
Alternative readings
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