As a Hindi name
वोलक · noun · masculine
जलावर्त । जलगुल्म । भँवर — Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
a whirlpool, (cf. voraka) a copyist, writer
Verified derivationMultiple readings (7)Why this matches what you typed
M3 · meaning shifts "volaka" is derived from "vola" with the ka/kan suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
vola m. gum-myrrh, Bhpr.
vola m. (-laḥ) Gum myrrh. E. vā to go, to smell, ulac aff.
volaka m. a whirlpool, L. (cf. voraka) a copyist, writer, L.
volaka m. (-kaḥ) A scribe. f. (-likā) A sort of cake or pudding made with flower and sugar. E. vā to go, and ulac aff., and kan added; also la being changed to ra, voraka.
Dictionary citations
volaka m. a whirlpool, L. (cf. voraka) a copyist, writer, L.
volaka m. (-kaḥ) A scribe. f. (-likā) A sort of cake or pudding made with flower and sugar. E. vā to go, and ulac aff., and kan added; also la being changed to ra, voraka.
vola m. gum-myrrh, Bhpr.
vola m. (-laḥ) Gum myrrh. E. vā to go, to smell, ulac aff.
Alternative readings
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