Sanskrit

Adjective

विनायक • ‎(vināyaka)

1. taking away, removing

Noun

विनायक • ‎(vināyaka) m

1. a leader, guide.
2. (Hinduism) Remover of obstacles, Name of Ganesha.

Descendants

• Telugu: వినాయకుడు ‎(vināyakuḍu)

References

• Sir Monier Monier-Williams (1898) A Sanskrit-English dictionary etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 972