Dharmalib

kha

the second consonant of the alphabet (being the aspirate of the preceding consonant; often in MSS. and Inscr. confounded with ṣa). 040200 334,1 60669 m. the letter or sound kha....

Dictionary Definitions

[mw] the second consonant of the alphabet (being the aspirate of the preceding consonant; often in MSS. and Inscr. confounded with ṣa). 040200 334,1 60669 m. the letter or sound kha. 040201 334,1 60670

[mw] m. the sun L. Page334,2 040202 60671

[mw] n. (khan) a cavity, hollow, cave, cavern, aperture RV. 334,2 60672 n. an aperture of the human body (of which there are nine, viz. the mouth, the two ears, the two eyes, the two nostrils, and the organs of excretion and generation) AV. xiv, 2, 1 and 6; Pra1t.; Kat2hUp.; Gaut.; Mn. &c 334,2 60673 n. (hence) an organ of sense BhP. viii, 3, 23 334,2 60674 n. (in anat.) the glottis W. 334,2 60675

Root

√ṣuñ षुञ्

Gaṇa 5· svadi · abhiṣave

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Corpus Profile

Part of Speech
NOUN
Occurrences
520
Texts
82

DCS: a golden pitcher or vase; a vase used at the inauguration of a king (of 8 different substances and 8 different forms) | Monier-Williams: Ka [ cf. Gk. χάος ; Lat. halo .]

Occurrences

Appears in 99 texts.

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Concordance Sample

Manusmṛtisurface: khāni

ūrdhvaṃ nābher yāni khāni tāni medhyāni sarvaśaḥ

Manusmṛtisurface: khāny

kṛtvā mūtraṃ purīṣaṃ vā khāny ācānta upaspṛśet

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