As a Hindi name
हीरक · noun · masculine
हीरा नामक रत्न · हीर नामक एक छंद । दे॰ 'हीर' — Śabdasāgara
हीरक · hīrak · s.m.
= hīrā, 'diamond,' q.v — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 1245
हीरक · masculine
a diamond
a Hindi word, a tatsama: the Sanskrit word borrowed unchanged into Hindi हीरक — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Learned borrowing from Sanskrit हीरक (hīraka). Doublet of हीरा (hīrā) and हीर (hīr).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
hīraka m. or n. a diamond (the gem is supposed to be presided over by Śukra or Venus), Pañcar.
a kind of metre (= hīra), Col.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
or a diamond (the gem is supposed to be presided over by Śukra or Venus)
Verified derivationMultiple readings (6)Why this matches what you typed
M3 · meaning shifts "hīraka" is derived from "hīra" with the ka/kan suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
hīra m. a diamond, L.
a thunderbolt, L.
hīraka m. or n. a diamond (the gem is supposed to be presided over by Śukra or Venus), Pañcar.
a kind of metre (= hīra), Col.
Dictionary citations
hīraka m. or n. a diamond (the gem is supposed to be presided over by Śukra or Venus), Pañcar.
a kind of metre (= hīra), Col.
hīraka m. (-kaḥ) The diamond. E. kan added to the last.
hīra m. a diamond, L.
a thunderbolt, L.
Alternative readings
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