Sanskrit

Noun

जनक • ‎(janaka) m

1. a progenitor, father.
2. (music) a kind of measure.

Proper noun

जनक • ‎(janaka)

1. Name of a king of विदेह or मिथिला (son of मिथि and father of उदावसु)
2. Name of another king of मिथिला (son of ह्रस्व-रोमन् and father of Sita).
3. Name of another king Rājat.
4. Name of a disciple of भगवत्.
5. Name of several official men Rājat.
6. (plural) the descendants of जनक.

References

• Monier William's Sanskrit-English Dictionary, 2nd Ed. 1899