नागरकnāgarakaनागरिक [nāgarika], नागरिक a. [नगरे भवः वुञ्]
- नागरिक nāgarika, नागरिक Adjective नगरे भवः वुञ्
- Town-bred, town-born.
- Polite, courteous, courtly; नागरिकवृत्त्या संज्ञापयैनाम् Ś.5; साधु आर्य नागरिकोऽसि V.2.
- Clever, shrewd, cunning (विदग्ध).
Derived forms and compounds
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-कः
- A citizen.
- A polite or courteous man, a gallant, one who shows exaggerated attention to his first mistress while he is courting some one else.
- One who has contracted the vices of a town.
- A thief.
- An artist.
- The chief of the police; V.5; Ś.6.
- A city-superintendent; Compare नागरिक- प्रणिधिः Kau. Atmanepada
- A kind of coitus; ऊरुमूलोपरि स्थित्वा योषिदूरुद्वयं रमेत् । ग्रीवां धृत्वा कराभ्यां च बन्धो नागरको मतः ॥ Ratimañjarī.
- (Plural) planets opposite to each other.
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-कम् Dry ginger. (-रिकम्) The toll levied from a town.
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-वृत्तिः a courtly manner or style; नागरिकवृत्त्या संज्ञापयैनाम् Ś.5.1/2.
Source: ApteApte entry