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vadhakamfn. killing, destructive View this entry on the original dictionary page scan.
vadhakamfn. intending to strike or kill View this entry on the original dictionary page scan.
vadhakam. a murderer, assassin View this entry on the original dictionary page scan.
vadhakam. an executioner, hangman View this entry on the original dictionary page scan.
vadhakam. a particular sort of reed or rush View this entry on the original dictionary page scan.
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vadhaka वधक a. (-धका, -धिका f.) [हनः क्वुन्, वध च Uṇ.2.35] Killing, destructive, injurious. -कः 1 An executioner, a hangman. -2 A murderer, an assassin. -3 A kind of reed.
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vadhaka Is the name of some sort of ‘reed’ in the Atharva­veda and the Satapatha Brāhmaṇa.
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vadhaka noun (masculine) a murderer (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a particular sort of reed (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
an executioner (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
assassin (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
hangman (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))

Frequency rank 19983/72933
vadhaka adjective destructive (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
intending to strike or kill (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
killing (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))

Frequency rank 64538/72933
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