नन्दकी nandakī
3 syllables SLP1 nandakI

As a deity name

Name 994 of the Vishnu Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Bhishma to Yudhishthira on his deathbed

As a Hindi name

Nearest attested word 'नन्दकी' does not appear as a word in our Hindi sources. The nearest word is नन्दक, meaning (f. -ikā), Making happy or glad, causing pleasure, rejoicing, gladdening. — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago nearest word: नन्दक — a suggestion, not a meaning

As a Sanskrit word

Meaning

long pepper

Scripturally attested

Why this matches what you typed

M1 · same meaning "nandakī" is the nominative dual of "nandaki" — the same word in a different grammatical case.

M1 · same meaning "nandakī" is the nominative of "nandakin" — the same word in a different grammatical case, derived from the stem's own paradigm.

Related forms

Dictionary citations

Monier-Williams (1899) · नन्दकि (linked stem)

nandaki m. (√ nand?) long pepper, L.

Wilson (1832) · नन्दकि (linked stem)

nandaki f. (-kiḥ) Long pepper. E. nadi to delight, affix ki.

Monier-Williams (1899) · नन्दकिन् (linked stem)

nandakin m., possessor of Kṛṣṇa's sword i.e. Kṛṣṇa, ib.

Wilson (1832) · नन्दकिन् (linked stem)

nandakin m. (-kī) KṚṢṆA. E. nandaka, and ini aff.

Caveats

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