Abdhikapha, Abdhi-kapha: 8 definitions
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Abdhikapha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAbdhikapha (अब्धिकफ).—
1) froth, foam.
2) the cuttle-fish bone, being regarded as the froth of the ocean.
Derivable forms: abdhikaphaḥ (अब्धिकफः).
Abdhikapha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms abdhi and kapha (कफ). See also (synonyms): abdhiphena.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAbdhikapha (अब्धिकफ).—m.
(-phaḥ) Cuttle fish bone. E. abdhi, and kapha phlegm; being considered as the froth of the sea.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAbdhikapha (अब्धिकफ):—[=ab-dhi-kapha] [from ab-dhi > ab-ja] m. cuttle fish bone, being considered as the froth of the sea.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAbdhikapha (अब्धिकफ):—[tatpurusha compound] m.
(-phaḥ) 1) Froth, foam.
2) Cuttle fish bone, the dorsal scale of the cuttle fish (Sepia officinalis); so called because it looks like the froth of the sea; Rāyamukuṭa &c.: abdheḥ kapha iva. Compare samudrakapha, abdhiphena, arṇavamala and the following. E. abdhi and kapha.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryAbdhikapha (अब्धिकफ):—[abdhi-kapha] (phaḥ) 1. m. A cuttle-fish bone, or froth of the sea.
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusAbdhikapha (ಅಬ್ಧಿಕಫ):—[noun] the foam or spray caused by the waves or swell of the sea breaking on the shore or a reef; the surf.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Kapha, Abdhi.
Full-text: Abdhiphena, Udadhimala, Abdhikana, Abdhihindira, Abdhidindara, Kapha, Abdhija.
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