As a Hindi name
हुंकारा · huṅkārā · s.m.
A grunt of assent saying 'yes'; a sound made to indicate that attention is paid to what is said — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 1238
Cited formation "हुंकारा" is हुंकार + -आ: हुंकार means "The word or sound huṅ", and the suffix -आ forms abstract, agent, action or instrumental nouns (masc.); also past participles. CHD Basic Grammar App. I §8(3) — cited from the extracted rule table — base gloss: Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago
Cited formation "हुंकारा" is हुंकारना + -आ: हुंकारना means "अ॰ [सं॰ हुङ्कार + हिं॰ ना (प्रत्य॰)]", and the suffix -आ forms abstract, agent, action or instrumental nouns (masc.); also past participles. CHD Basic Grammar App. I §8(3) — cited from the extracted rule table — base gloss: Śabdasāgara
Cited formation "हुंकारा" is हुंकार + -आ: हुंकार means "The word or sound huṅ", and the suffix -आ forms 'having' (adjectives). CHD Basic Grammar App. I §9(1) — cited from the extracted rule table — base gloss: Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
Recorded as a personal name: a Yoginī
Verified derivationMultiple readings (4)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "huṃkārā" is the feminine form of "huṃkāra" — the same word with the feminine ending (nominative). (The spelling "huṃkārā" is looked up as "huṅkārā" — a standard final-sound spelling variant.)
Dictionary citations
huṃ—kārā (ā), f. N. of a Yoginī, Hcat.
huṃ-kāra huṃ-kṛta &c. See hum.
huṃ—kāra m. the sound hum (esp. expressive of menace or contempt &c.; also applied to the trumpeting of an elephant, to the roaring or grunting &c. of other animals, to the twang of a bow &c.), MBh.; R. &c.
Alternative readings
More than one analysis survives full verification. That ambiguity is real, so we show every reading rather than pick one silently.
Caveats
Sources contain errors and engines have limits; every claim above carries its citation so you can verify it. This is guidance about names and their sources — not religious or astrological consultation. How we work · Our sources