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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Kirmi (किर्मि) or Kirmī (किर्मी).—f.

1) A hall, building.

2) An image of gold or iron.

3) The Palāśa tree.

Derivable forms: kirmiḥ (किर्मिः).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Kirmī (किर्मी):—f. a hall, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) an image of gold or iron, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) (= karmin) the Palāśa tree (Butea frondosa), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

4) Kīrmī (कीर्मी):—f. a house for straw (?), [Horace H. Wilson]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Kirmī (किर्मी):—(rmmī) 3. f. Butea frondosa.

2) Kīrmī (कीर्मी):—(rmmī) 3. f. Hut of straw.

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Kirmi in German

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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.

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Starts with: Kirmich, Kirmihrita, Kirmira, Kirmirajit, Kirmiranishudana, Kirmiranishudanabhid, Kirmirari, Kirmirasudana, Kirmirate, Kirmiratvac, Kirmiratvach, Kirmirita, Kirmirtvaka, Kirmith.

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