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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. कम्बुkambua.(-म्बु or -म्बू f.) Spotted, variegated.

    (-म्बु or -म्बू Feminine) Spotted, variegated.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -म्बुः

      1. -म्बु (Masculine, Neuter) A conch-shell; स्मरस्य कम्बुः किमयं चकास्ति दिवि त्रिलोकीजयवादनीयः Name22.22; Śi.18.54. म्बुः An elephant.
      2. The neck.
      3. The variegated colour.
      4. A vein of the body.
      5. A bracelet; कम्बुकेयूरधारिण्यः Mb.3.233.46.
      6. A tube-shaped bone.

    • -आतायिन् Masculine a kind of kite.

    • -कण्ठी a lady having the neck like a conch-shell.

    • -ग्रीवा

      1. a conch-shaped neck, (id est, that is a neck marked with three lines like a shell and considered as a sign of great fortune).
      2. a lady having the neck like the conch-shell.
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  2. कम्बुकkambuka1 A conch-shell.
    1. 1 A conch-shell.
    2. A mean or contemptible person.
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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. कम्बुkambu[kambu] m. shell; bracelet of shells; -ka, n. N. of a town; -kantha, a. (î) having a shell-like neck, i. e.…

    [kambu] masculine shell; bracelet of shells; -ka, neuter noun of a town; -kantha, adjective (î) having a shell-like neck, i. e. with three folds; -grî va, masculine noun of a tortoise.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. कम्बुkambum. (उ n. L.) a conch
    1. masculine gender (उ neuter gender Lexicographers) a conch
    2. masculine gender a shell MBh. iv, 255 BhP. Katha1s. etc.
    3. masculine gender a bracelet or ring made of shells MBh.
    4. masculine gender a bracelet in general Lexicographers
    5. masculine gender three lines or marks in the neck (indicative of good fortune) VarBr2S.
    6. masculine gender the neck Lexicographers
    7. masculine gender an elephant Lexicographers
    8. masculine gender a tube-shaped bone Lexicographers
    9. masculine gender a vein or tubular vessel of the body W.
    10. masculine gender a sort of Curcuma Lexicographers
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  2. कम्बुकkambukam. a conch, shell L.
    1. masculine gender a conch, shell Lexicographers
    2. masculine gender a mean person W.
    3. neuter gender Name of a town Katha1s.
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  3. कम्बुकंधरkambukaṃdharamfn. id. BhP.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective the same BhP.

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  4. कम्बुकण्ठkambukaṇṭhamf(ई)n. "shell-neck", having folds in the neck like a spiral shell (cf. above) Katha1s.

    mf(ई)neuter gender "shell-neck", having folds in the neck like a spiral shell (confer, compare a reference to some preceeding word (not necessarily in the same page)) Katha1s.

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  5. कम्बुकाkambukāf. Physalis Flexuosa L.

    feminine Physalis Flexuosa Lexicographers

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  6. कम्बुकाष्ठाkambukāṣṭhāf. Physalis Flexuosa L.

    feminine Physalis Flexuosa Lexicographers

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  7. कम्बुग्रीवkambugrīvamf(आ)n. = -कण्ठ above MBh. R. &c.
    1. mf(आ)neuter gender Equivalent to -कण्ठ a reference to some preceeding word (not necessarily in the same page) MBh. R. etc.
    2. masculine gender "shell-neck", Name of a tortoise Pan5cat.
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