As a Hindi name
वेधक · noun · masculine
वेध करनेवाला · लक्ष्य साधनेवाला · वह जो मणियों आदि को वेधकर अपनी जीविका चलाता हो — Śabdasāgara
वेधक · vedhak · adj.
(f. -ikā) = bedhak, q.v — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 1208
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
a piercer, perforator (of gems &c.)
Verified derivationMultiple readings (8)Why this matches what you typed
M3 · meaning shifts "vedhaka" is derived from "vedha" with the ka/kan suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
1. vedha mfn. (√ vidh) = vedhas, pious, faithful, AV. (v.l.)
2. vedha m. (√ vyadh) penetration, piercing, breaking through, breach, opening, perforation, VarBṛS.; Rājat.; Sarvad.
vedhaka m. a piercer, perforator (of gems &c.), MBh.; R.
camphor, L.
Dictionary citations
vedhaka m. a piercer, perforator (of gems &c.), MBh.; R.
camphor, L.
sandal, L.
Rumex Vesicarius, L.
N. of one of the divisions of Naraka (destined for arrow-makers), VP.
1. vedha mfn. (√ vidh) = vedhas, pious, faithful, AV. (v.l.)
2. vedha m. (√ vyadh) penetration, piercing, breaking through, breach, opening, perforation, VarBṛS.; Rājat.; Sarvad.
Alternative readings
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