As a Hindi name
याचनक · noun · masculine
भिक्षुक · निवेदक । वह जो विवाह के लिये कन्या की याचना करे — Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
an asker, petitioner, beggar
Verified derivationMultiple readings (5)Why this matches what you typed
M3 · meaning shifts "yācanaka" is derived from "yācana" with the ka/kan suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
yācana n. begging, soliciting, asking (also in marriage), ŚārṅgP.; Sāh.; Vet.
yāca˚naka m. an asker, petitioner, beggar, Mn.; MBh.; Hariv.,
yācanaka mfn. (-kaḥ-kā-kaṃ) Beggar, mendicant. E. yācana an asker, and kan added.
Dictionary citations
yāca˚naka m. an asker, petitioner, beggar, Mn.; MBh.; Hariv.,
yācanaka mfn. (-kaḥ-kā-kaṃ) Beggar, mendicant. E. yācana an asker, and kan added.
yācana n. begging, soliciting, asking (also in marriage), ŚārṅgP.; Sāh.; Vet.
Alternative readings
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