As a Hindi name
लूनक · noun · masculine
सज्जी खार · अमलोनी का साग — Śabdasāgara
लूनक · noun · masculine
विभाजन · व्रण । घाव · भेद । प्रकार । जाति — Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
an animal
Verified derivationMultiple readings (6)Why this matches what you typed
M3 · meaning shifts "lūnaka" is derived from "lūna" with the ka/kan suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
lūna mfn. cut, cut off, severed, lopped, clipped, reaped, plucked, MBh.; Kāv. &c.
nibbled off, Hit.
lūnaka m. cut, divided &c. (= bhinna or bhedita), L.
lūnaka m. an animal, L.
Dictionary citations
lūnaka m. cut, divided &c. (= bhinna or bhedita), L.
lūnaka m. an animal, L.
a cut, wound, anything cut or broken, W.
sort, species, difference, W.
lūnaka a. Cut, divided. — kaḥ 1 A (pb) cut, division; wound. 2 Sort, species. 3 An animal.
lūna mfn. cut, cut off, severed, lopped, clipped, reaped, plucked, MBh.; Kāv. &c.
nibbled off, Hit.
Alternative readings
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