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nitamba: masculine vocative singular stem: nitamba

Amarakosha Search

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Word	Reference	Gender	Number	Synonyms	Definition

karṇikā	3.3.15	Feminine	Singular	valayaḥ, cakraḥ, bhūbhrūnnitambaḥ

Monier-Williams Search

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nitamba

m. the buttocks or hinder parts (especially of a woman;mostly dual number; in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound' f(ā-).; nitambatā -tā- f.)

nitamba

m. (figuratively) the ridge or side or swell of a mountain, the sloping bank or shore of a river

etc.

nitamba

m. the shoulder

nitamba

m. the sounding-board of the vīṇā-

nitamba

m. a particular position of the hands in dancing

Macdonell Search

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nitamba	m. posterior: du. but tocks (esp. of a woman); slope of a mountain: -vatî, a. having beautiful buttocks, kalli pygian; f. woman with beautiful buttocks; N.; -sthala, n., -sthalî, f. hind quarters.

Vedabase Search

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nitamba	breast	SB 8.8.41-46

nitamba	on her hips	SB 10.60.8

		SB 8.12.18

nitamba	on whose hips	SB 10.53.51-55

nitamba	their hips	SB 10.46.45

DCS with thanks

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nitamba	noun (masculine) (fig.) the ridge or side or swell of a mountain (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) a particular position of the hands in dancing (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) the buttocks or hinder parts (esp. of a woman) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) the shoulder (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) the sloping bank or shore of a river (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) the sounding-board of the Vīṇā (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 5217/72933

Ayurvedic MedicalDictionary Dr. Potturu with thanks

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nitamba	1. hip, left or right side of buttocks; 2. a lethal point at Iliac crest, damage can lead to debility and death.

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