As a Hindi name
रेचक · adj
[वि॰ स्त्री॰ रेचिका] · जिसके खाने से दस्त आवे । कोष्ठशुद्धि करनेवाला । दस्तावर — Śabdasāgara
रेचक · noun · masculine
पिचकारी · जवाखार · जमालगोटा — Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
the act of breathing out, exhalation
Verified derivationMultiple readings (8)Why this matches what you typed
M3 · meaning shifts "recaka" is derived from "reca" with the ka/kan suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
reca &c. See p. 887, col. 1.
reca m. the emptying of the lungs by exhalation (see next), emission of breath, AmṛtUp.
recaka mf(ikā)n. emptying, purging, aperient, cathartic, L.
emptying the lungs, emitting the breath, L.
Dictionary citations
recaka mf(ikā)n. emptying, purging, aperient, cathartic, L.
emptying the lungs, emitting the breath, L.
recaka m. the act of breathing out, exhalation, VarBṛS.
(esp.) expelling the breath out of one of the nostrils (one of the three Prāṇāyāmas [q.v.] or breath-exercises performed during Saṃdhyā), AmṛtUp.; BhP. &c., RTL. 402
a syringe, BhP.
reca &c. See p. 887, col. 1.
reca m. the emptying of the lungs by exhalation (see next), emission of breath, AmṛtUp.
Alternative readings
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