कपर्दिका

Sanskrit edit

Alternative scripts edit

Etymology edit

Uncertain; considering the ka- in the first syllable, might be a Vedic substrate element. The -pard- element might be related to पट, but this is uncertain.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

कपर्दिका (kapardikā) stem?

  1. A small shell or cowrie (used as a coin)

Further reading edit

  • Apte, Macdonell (2022) “कपर्दिका”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Sanskrit Dictionaries]