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Results for अवटु

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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary

अवटुavaṭuA hole in the ground.
[अव-टीक् मित्denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied डु]
1. A hole in the ground.
2. A well.
3. The back or nape of the neck; 'अवटु- र्घाटा कृकाटिका' इत्यमरः.
4. The depressed part of the body.
5. A kind of tree.
Derived forms and compounds
- -टुः Feminine The raised portion of the neck.
- -टु Neuter A hole, a rent.
- -जः a hind curl; hair on the back of the head; रागवानवटुजेष्ववकृष्य Śi.1.52.
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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

अवटुavaṭumf. the back or nape of the neck Sus3r.
1. mf. the back or nape of the neck Sus3r.
2. mf. a hole in the ground Lexicographers
3. mf. a well Lexicographers
4. mf. Name of a tree Lexicographers
5. neuter gender a hole, rent Lexicographers
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अवटुजavaṭujam. a hind curl, the hair on the back of the head.

masculine gender a hind curl, the hair on the back of the head.

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