Camdra, Caṃdra: 1 definition

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Camdra means something in Hindi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

Alternative spellings of this word include Chadra.

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Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

1) Caṃdra (चंद्र) [Also spelled chandra]:—(nm) the moon; crescent; ~[kalā] lunar crescent; a digit of the moon (sixteenth part of the circumference); ~[kāṃta] moonstone; ~[grahaṇa] lunar eclipse; ~[biṃdu] the nasal sign represented by a crescent with a dot over it ([]), as distinct from [anusvāra] represented by a dot above the top ([]); ~[biṃba] the lunar disc; ~[maṃḍala] the halo of the moon; ~[mukhī] a woman blessed with a moon-like face; ~[loka] the sphere or heaven of the moon; ~[vaṃśa] the lunar race—one of the two major kshatriya dynasties that flourished in ancient India; ~[vaṃśī] belonging to the lunar dynasty ([candravaṃśa]); ~[vadana] blessed with a moon-like face; ~[vadanī] a beauty blessed with a moon-like face; ~[vāra] Monday; ~[biṃdu] see [caṃdrabiṃdu]; ~[śekhara] Lord Shiv—whose head is said to be ever adorned by the presence of the lunar crescent; ~[hāra] a kind of broad necklace.

2) Cāṃdra (चांद्र) [Also spelled chadra]:—(a) lunar, pertaining to the moon; —[māsa] lunar month; —[vatsara/varṣa] lunar year.

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