As a Hindi name
लेना
to take; to buy, get; to take on; an element of compound verbs
Śabdasāgara also records: पद्यराग मणि । लाल मणि · मंगल ग्रह
Platts (p. 971) also records: Red, reddish
a Hindi word, a tadbhava: evolved from the Sanskrit through Prakrit लभते — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Etymology tree Sanskrit रभ॑ते (rábhate) Sanskrit लभते (labhate) Prakrit 𑀮𑀳𑀇 (lahaï) ▲ Prakrit 𑀡𑁂𑀇 (ṇei)influ. ▲ Prakrit 𑀤𑁂𑀇 (dei)influ. Prakrit 𑀮𑁂𑀇 (lei) Hindi लेना Inherited from Prakrit लेइ (lei), adapted from लहइ (lahaï) by analogy with देइ (dei, “give”) (whence Hindi देना (de…” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
bell-metal or calx of brass
Verified derivationMultiple readings (8)Why this matches what you typed
M3 · meaning shifts "lohitaka" is derived from "lohita" with the ka/kan suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
1. lohita mf(ā or lohinī)n. (cf. rohita) red, red-coloured, reddish, AV. &c. &c.
made of copper, copper, metal, AV.; Kauś.
lohitaka mf(˚tikā or lohinikā)n. red, of a red colour, reddish, Āpast.; MBh. &c. (in arithm. said of the 5th unknown quantity, Col.)
lohitaka m. n. a ruby, Śiś. xiii, 52
Gender counterpart
The kosha attests this stem in the feminine, the masculine, and the neuter — the same name serves without alteration.
Dictionary citations
lohitaka mf(˚tikā or lohinikā)n. red, of a red colour, reddish, Āpast.; MBh. &c. (in arithm. said of the 5th unknown quantity, Col.)
lohitaka m. n. a ruby, Śiś. xiii, 52
lohitaka m. a sort of rice, Suśr.
the planet Mars, L.
N. of a Stūpa, Buddh.
1. lohita mf(ā or lohinī)n. (cf. rohita) red, red-coloured, reddish, AV. &c. &c.
made of copper, copper, metal, AV.; Kauś.
Alternative readings
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