The Sanskrit term Kṣaura can be transliterated into English as Ksaura or Kshaura, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Kshaur.

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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

kṣaura (क्षौर).—n (S) Shaving (esp. the head).

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

kṣaura (क्षौर).—n Shaving.

jña

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Kṣaura (क्षौर).—Shaving.

-rī A razor. -a.

1) Performed with a razor.

2) Very sharp.

Derivable forms: kṣauram (क्षौरम्).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kṣaura (क्षौर).—m.

(-raḥ) 1. Shaving the head. 2. Shaving in general. f. (-rī) A razor. E. kṣura a razor, affix aṇ.

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

Kṣaura (क्षौर).—i. e. kṣura + a, n. Shaving, [Hitopadeśa] 101, 6.

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

Kṣaura (क्षौर).—[adjective] done with a razor. [neuter] (±karman) shaving. kṣauraṃ kṛ shave, kāray have one’s self shaved.

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

1) Kṣaura (क्षौर):—mfn. ([from] kṣura), performed with a razor (with karman, ‘shaving’), [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā iic, 12]

2) m. = -mantra, [Sāyaṇa on Taittirīya-saṃhitā i]

3) n. shaving the head, shaving in general (raṃ √1. kṛ, to shave, [Hitopadeśa]; raṃ, [Causal] √1. kṛ, to have one’s self shaved, [Hitopadeśa]), [Cāṇakya]

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

Kṣaura (क्षौर):—(raḥ) 1. m. Shaving the head. f. (rī) A razor.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Kṣaura (क्षौर) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Khaura.

[Sanskrit to German]

Kshaura 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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Kṣaura (क्षौर) [Also spelled kshaur]:—(nm) hair-cutting, shaving; —[karma] hair-cutting, shaving.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Kṣaura (ಕ್ಷೌರ):—

1) [noun] the act of cutting, dressing, shaving or trimming of the hair of the head or beard.

2) [noun] (fig.) a losing of money (by way of unnecessary or wasteful expenditure).

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Starts with: Kshauradhikara, Kshauragriha, Kshauraka, Kshaurakarana, Kshaurakarma, Kshaurakarman, Kshauram, Kshauramantra, Kshauranakshatra, Kshauranirnaya, Kshaurapavya, Kshaurarksha, Kshauravidhi.

Ends with: Mukhakshaura.

Full-text: Kshauram, Kshaurika, Tirthavidhi, Kshauranirnaya, Kshaurakarman, Kshaurakarana, Kshauravidhi, Khaura, Kshaurarksha, Kshauramantra, Tirupati, Kshauranakshatra, Kshauri, Vaira, Kshaurapavya, Kshaur, Cauram.

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