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Grammar Search

"nakha" has 2 results

nakha: masculine vocative singular stem: nakha

nakha: neuter vocative singular stem: nakha

Amarakosha Search

4 results

Word	Reference	Gender	Number	Synonyms

punarbhavaḥ	2.6.84	Masculine	Singular	kararuhaḥ, nakhaḥ, nakharaḥ

siṃhaḥ	2.5.1	Masculine	Singular	mṛgadviṭ, puṇḍarīkaḥ, mṛgaripuḥ, kesarī, mṛgendraḥ, citrakāyaḥ, mṛgāśanaḥ, kaṇṭhīravaḥ, haryakṣaḥ, pañcanakhaḥ, mṛgadṛṣṭiḥ, hariḥ, pañcāsyaḥ

śuktiḥ		Feminine	Singular	nakham, śaṅkhaḥ, khuraḥ, koladalam

vyāḍāyudham		Neuter	Singular	cakrakārakam, vyāghranakham, karajam

Monier-Williams Search

4 results for nakha"

nakha

mn. (fr. nagh-[?] see naghamāra-;prob. not fr. na-+ kha-in spite of

; in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound' f(ī-).) a finger-nail, toe-nail, claw, talon, the spur of a cock

etc. (khāni-kṛ-,or kḷp-,to cut the nails

)

nakha

m. = 20

nakha

nf(ī-). Unguis Odoratus

nakha

m. part, portion. [ confer, compare Greek , stem ; Latin unguis; Lit.na4gas; Slavonic or Slavonian nogu8ti8; Anglo-Saxon naegel; English nail; German Nagel.]

Macdonell Search

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nakha	m. n. nail (of finger or toe), claw; talon; spur of a cock: -khâdin, a. biting the nails; -nyâsa, m. impact of the nails; -pada, n. nail-mark, scratch: -sukha, a. soothing to the scratches.

Vedic Index of
Names and Subjects

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nakha	Denotes either the nail ’ of a man, or the * claw ’ of a wild beast, such as a tiger. The trimming (ηikrηtaηa) of the nails was a regular part of the toilet of the Vedic Indian, especially on occasions of special sanctity, when it accompanied the cleansing of the teeth.

Vedabase Search

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nakha	by the nail	SB 5.17.1

nakha	fingernails and toenails	SB 11.18.3

nakha	having nails	SB 7.8.19-22

nakha	nails	CC Adi 17.181

		SB 10.60.45

		SB 3.15.44

		SB 3.23.50

		SB 3.28.21

		SB 3.31.3

		SB 3.8.26

		SB 4.24.52

		SB 5.26.22

		SB 7.12.21

nakha	of fingernails	SB 10.29.45-46

nakha	of its nails	SB 10.60.23

nakha	of the fingernails	SB 10.47.19

nakha	of the nails	SB 11.2.54

		SB 5.25.4

nakha	the nails	SB 11.17.24

DCS with thanks

2 results


nakha	noun (masculine neuter) a finger-nail (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) claw (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) talon (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) the spur of a cock (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) toe-nail (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 1095/72933

nakha	noun (feminine neuter) Unguis Odoratus (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 10389/72933

Ayurvedic MedicalDictionary Dr. Potturu with thanks

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nakha	nail; nakhabheda splitting of nails.

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