Sanskrit

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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फण (phaṇa) stem?

  1. froth (V.); stick shaped like a serpent's hood; m. nostril; hood of a serpent (ordinary mg.): -dhara, m. hooded serpent; snake: -dhara, m. ep. of Siva; -bhrit,

References

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