As a deity name
Name 714 of the Ganesha Sahasranāma — Ganesha Purana (Upasana Khanda), as taught by Sage Vyasa / Lord Ganesha
As a Hindi name
अंशक · noun · masculine
भाग । टुकड़ा · दिन । सौर दिवस · हिस्सेदार । साझीदार पट्टीदार — Śabdasāgara
अंशक · adj
अंश धारण करनेवाला । अंश रखनेवाला । अंश— धारी · बाँटनेवाला । विभाजक — Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
a day
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (4)Why this matches what you typed
M3 · meaning shifts "aṃśaka" is derived from "aṃśa" with the ka/kan suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
aṃśa m. (probably fr. √ 1. aś, perf. ān-aṃśa, and not from the above √ aṃś fictitiously formed to serve as root), a share, portion, part, party
partition, inheritance
1. aṃśaka mf(ikā)n. (ifc.) forming part.
2. aṃśaka m. a share
Gender counterpart
The kosha attests this stem in the feminine, the masculine, and the neuter — the same name serves without alteration.
Dictionary citations
1. aṃśaka mf(ikā)n. (ifc.) forming part.
2. aṃśaka m. a share
degree of latitude or longitude
a co-heir, L.
aṃśaka n. a day, L.
aṃśa m. (probably fr. √ 1. aś, perf. ān-aṃśa, and not from the above √ aṃś fictitiously formed to serve as root), a share, portion, part, party
partition, inheritance
Alternative readings
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