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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. वङ्क्vaṅk1 P.
    1. 1 Parasmaipada
    2. To go or move crookedly.
    3. To go.
  2. वङ्क्रिvaṅkriA rib of an animal or building (said to be f. only by some).

    [वकि-क्रिन् Uṇ.4.67-68]

    1. A rib of an animal or building (said to be Feminine only by some).
    2. The timber of a roof.
    3. A kind of musical instrument (said to be Neuter also in these two senses).
  3. वङ्क्षणम्vaṅkṣaṇam1 The groin.
    1. 1 The groin.
    2. The joint of the thigh.
  4. वङ्क्षुvaṅkṣu1 A small arm or branch of the Ganges.
    1. 1 A small arm or branch of the Ganges.
    2. Name of the river Oxus; वङ्क्षुतीरविचेष्टनैः (Vartious reading for सिन्धुतीरविचेष्टनैः) R.4.67.

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. वङ्क्vaṅksee √2. वक्

    see √2. वक्

  2. वङ्क्यvaṅkyamfn. crooked, curved, flexible, pliant Pa1n2. 7-3, 63 Sch.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective crooked, curved, flexible, pliant Pa1n2. 7-3, 63 Scholiast or Commentator

  3. वङ्क्रिvaṅkrif. a rib, the rib of any animal (as of a horse, said to have 34 ribs, or of an ox, said to have 26, &c.) RV.…
    1. feminine a rib, the rib of any animal (as of a horse, said to have 34 ribs, or of an ox, said to have 26, etc.) fg-veda Breton S3rS. BhP. (also f(ई).)
    2. feminine the ribs or timber of a roof. Lexicographers
    3. feminine a particular musical instrument Lexicographers
  4. वङ्क्षणvaṅkṣaṇan. (cf. 1. वक्षण) the groin, the pubic and iliac regions (also f(आ).) VarBr2S. Sus3r.
    1. neuter gender (confer, compare 1. वक्षण) the groin, the pubic and iliac regions (also f(आ).) VarBr2S. Sus3r.
    2. neuter gender the thigh-joint MW.

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. वङ्क्रिvaṅkri[váṅk-ri (or î)] f. [bent: √vañk] rib.

    [váṅk-ri (or î)] feminine; also equal for [bent: √vañk] rib.

  2. वङ्क्षणvaṅkṣaṇa[vaṅkshana] m. groin.

    [vaṅkshana] masculine groin.