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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फणा (phaṇā) stem?

  1. nostril; hood of a serpent: -bhrit, a. hooded (serpent); -vat, m. hooded snake; kind of genius.

References

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