Menaka

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proper noun

an apsara known for seducing rishi Vishwamitra.

OriginSanskrit मेनका →
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Meanings

Menaka1

proper noun
  1. Hinduisman apsara known for seducing rishi Vishwamitra.
  2. A female given name from Sanskrit.

Menaka2

proper noun

alternative Meñaka · alternative Meñaca · alternative Menaca

  1. A town in Spain.

Origin

Menaka · proper noun

  1. Sanskritमेनका
  2. EnglishMenaka

Borrowed from Sanskrit मेनका (menakā).

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Menaka · proper noun

  1. BasqueMeña
  2. BasqueMeñaka
  3. SpanishMeñaka
  4. EnglishMenaka

From Spanish Meñaka, from Basque Meñaka, from Basque Meña.

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Translations

Hindi मेनका
  • मेनका (menkā)female given name
Tamil மேனகை, மேனகா
  • மேனகை (mēṉakai)female given name
  • மேனகா (mēṉakā)female given name

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

MakenamaknaeAkeman
Cite this entry
APA

Menaka. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Menaka

MLA

“Menaka.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Menaka. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Menaka,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Menaka.

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