As a Hindi name
वेणुक · noun · masculine
वह लकड़ी या छड़ी जिससे गौऔं, बैलों आदि को हाँकते हैं · अंकुश । आँकुस · छोटी वंशी । बाँसुरी — Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
a goad with a bamboo handle (used for driving an elephant)
Verified derivationMultiple readings (5)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "veṇuka" is the vocative of "veṇukā" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M3 · meaning shifts "veṇuka" is derived from "veṇu" with the ṭhan/ka/kan suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
veṇu or veṇu, m. (prob. connected with √ 1. ve) a bamboo, reed, cane, RV. &c. &c.
a flute, fife, pipe, MBh.; Kāv. &c.
veṇuka m. a flute, pipe, Hariv.
amomum, L.
Related forms
Dictionary citations
veṇuka m. a flute, pipe, Hariv.
amomum, L.
N. of a mythical being, Suparṇ.
pl. N. of a people, MārkP. (cf. veṇu-pa)
veṇuka n. a goad with a bamboo handle (used for driving an elephant), L.
veṇukā (ā), f. a kind of plant with poisonous fruit, Suśr.
amomum, BhP., Sch.
veṇu or veṇu, m. (prob. connected with √ 1. ve) a bamboo, reed, cane, RV. &c. &c.
a flute, fife, pipe, MBh.; Kāv. &c.
Alternative readings
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