As a Hindi name
No reading on this path — this spelling has no entry in our Hindi sources, and no near neighbour is attested there either. We say so rather than invent one.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
red lead, vermilion (with which a mark is made along the division of the hair)
Verified derivationMultiple readings (5)Why this matches what you typed
M3 · meaning shifts "sīmantaka" is derived from "sīmanta" with the ka/kan suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
sīmanta m. (ifc. ā; cf. sīmānta) parting of the hair, AV.; GṛŚrS.; MBh. &c.
= sīmanton-nayana below, Yājñ. i, 11
sīmantaka mf(ikā)n. having the hair parted (in pregnancy See above), Gṛhyās.
sīmantaka m. hair-parting
Gender counterpart
The kosha attests this stem in the feminine, the masculine, and the neuter — the same name serves without alteration.
Dictionary citations
sīmantaka mf(ikā)n. having the hair parted (in pregnancy See above), Gṛhyās.
sīmantaka m. hair-parting
(with Jainas) N. of a prince in one of the seven Jaina hells, L.
sīmantaka (am), n. red lead, vermilion (with which a mark is made along the division of the hair), L.
a kind of ruby, L.
sīmanta m. (ifc. ā; cf. sīmānta) parting of the hair, AV.; GṛŚrS.; MBh. &c.
= sīmanton-nayana below, Yājñ. i, 11
Alternative readings
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