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
killing, hurting, mischievous (= ghātuka)
Verified derivationMultiple readings (10)Why this matches what you typed
M3 · meaning shifts "hānuka" is derived from "hānu" with the ṭhak/ṭhan/ka/kan suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
hānu m. a tooth (v.l. hālu), L.
hānuka mfn. killing, hurting, mischievous (= ghātuka), L.
hānuka , hāntra. See p. 1288, col. 1.
Gender counterpart
The kosha attests this stem in the feminine, the masculine, and the neuter — the same name serves without alteration.
Dictionary citations
hānuka mfn. killing, hurting, mischievous (= ghātuka), L.
hānuka , hāntra. See p. 1288, col. 1.
hānuka mfn. (-kaḥ-kī-kaṃ) Mischievous, hurting, killing. E. hana to hurt or kill, ukañ aff.
hānu m. a tooth (v.l. hālu), L.
Alternative readings
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