Nishka

What does Nishka mean?

Nishka is connected with Sanskrit niṣka, a gold ornament or coin. Wiktionary records an ornament worn at the neck or breast, attested in the Rigveda, and a later coin sense. The word's deeper etymology is unresolved. The feminine name निष्का adds a long final vowel to the dictionary form. The gold association is documented, while the cited source does not separately establish the history of this feminine form as a given name.

Source: Wiktionary, निष्क. How we use sources.

Spelling and pronunciation

निष्का is read nish-kaa, in two syllables with a short i and a long final vowel. Nishkaa makes the ending explicit. The dictionary headword निष्क ends with a short vowel. The sh is made with the tongue curled back and joins directly to k.