As a Hindi name
वाचक · masculine
reader, reciter; speaker, narrator; messenger, informant
वाचक
expressive, denotative, signifying; verbal, oral; literal
Śabdasāgara also records: (सं॰) · बतानेवाला । कहनेवाला । द्योतक । सूचक । बोधक । जैसे—उपमावाचक शब्द, लिंगवाचक प्रत्यय
Platts (p. 1172) also records: Speaking
a Hindi word, a tatsama: the Sanskrit word borrowed unchanged into Hindi वाचक — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Borrowed from Sanskrit वाचक (vācaka).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
vācaka mf(ikā [akā w.r.])n. speaking, saying, telling anything (gen.), Hit.; BhP.
speaking of, treating of, declaring (with gen. or ifc.), RāmatUp.; MBh. &c.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
ikāakāw.r. speaking, saying, telling anything (gen.)
Verified derivationMultiple readings (13)Why this matches what you typed
M3 · meaning shifts "vācaka" is derived from "vāca" with the ka/kan suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
vāca m. (only L.) a species of fish
a species of plant
vācaka mf(ikā [akā w.r.])n. speaking, saying, telling anything (gen.), Hit.; BhP.
speaking of, treating of, declaring (with gen. or ifc.), RāmatUp.; MBh. &c.
Dictionary citations
vācaka mf(ikā [akā w.r.])n. speaking, saying, telling anything (gen.), Hit.; BhP.
speaking of, treating of, declaring (with gen. or ifc.), RāmatUp.; MBh. &c.
expressive of, expressing, signifying, RPrāt.; RāmatUp.; MBh. &c.
verbal, expressed by words, MW.
vācaka m. a speaker, reciter, MBh.; R. &c.
vāca m. (only L.) a species of fish
a species of plant
Alternative readings
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