As a deity name
Name 189 of the Surya Sahasranāma — Bhavishya Purana, as taught by Lord Brahma / Sages
Name 189 of the Surya Sahasranāma — Bhavishya Purana, as taught by Lord Brahma / Sages
Name 726 of the Vishnu Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Bhishma to Yudhishthira on his deathbed
As a Hindi name
नैक · adj
जो एक ही न हो । अनेक । बहुत — Śabdasāgara
नैक · noun · masculine
विष्णु — Śabdasāgara
नैक · naik · adj.
(fr. na+eka, 'not one'), Several, manifold, various, numerous, many (i.q. an-ek) — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 1167
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
not one, more than one, various, manifold, numerous, many (also pl.), &c.
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (7)Why this matches what you typed
M3 · meaning shifts "naika" is derived from "nai" with the ka/kan suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
nai Vṛddhi form of ni in comp.
naika mf(ā)n. not one, more than one, various, manifold, numerous, many (also pl.), Yājñ.; Mn. &c.
naika &c. See p. 523, col. 3.
Gender counterpart
The kosha attests this stem in the feminine, the masculine, and the neuter — the same name serves without alteration.
Dictionary citations
naika mf(ā)n. not one, more than one, various, manifold, numerous, many (also pl.), Yājñ.; Mn. &c.
naika &c. See p. 523, col. 3.
naika a. (na-eka) Not one or alone; mostly in comp.; ˚ātman m., ˚rūpaḥ, ˚śṛgaḥ epithets of the Supreme Being. — kaḥ An epithet of Viṣṇu. Comp. — cara a. living in society, gregarious. — bhāvāśraya a. fickle, changeable. — bheda a. manifold, various. See under na also.
naika mfn. (-kaḥ-kā-kaṃ) Many, various. E. na neg. eka one.
nai Vṛddhi form of ni in comp.
Alternative readings
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