• Origin: Sanskrit निष्क
• Gender: feminine
• Pronunciation: NISH-kah

The name is derived from the Sanskrit निष्क (niska), which essentially means “gold coin,” “gold vessel” or “a gold pendant.” It can refer to a unit of measurement, which is the weight of gold equal to 18 or 15 Suvarṇas or karsa. It is defined in the 15th-century Yogasārasaṅgraha by Vasudeva, a compendium of Ayurverdic medicine and pharmacology.

Sources

• Sanskrit Dictionary for Spoken Sanskrit
• Nishka, Niṣka: 13 definitions (wisdomlib.org)