Mayuracuda, Mayūracūḍā, Mayura-cuda: 6 definitions

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Mayuracuda 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

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Mayūracūḍā (मयूरचूडा).—

1) a peacock's crest.

2) = मयूरीशिखा (mayūrīśikhā) q. v.

Mayūracūḍā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mayūra and cūḍā (चूडा).

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

Mayūracūḍā (मयूरचूडा).—f.

(-ḍā) Coxcomb, (Celosia cristata.) E. mayūra a peacock. cūḍā the comb or crist.

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

1) Mayūracūḍa (मयूरचूड):—[=mayūra-cūḍa] [from mayūra] n. ‘p°’s crest’, a kind of gall-nut, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) Mayūracūḍā (मयूरचूडा):—[=mayūra-cūḍā] [from mayūra-cūḍa > mayūra] f. Celosia Cristata, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Mayūracūḍā (मयूरचूडा):—[mayūra-cūḍā] (ḍā) 1. f. Coxcomb flower.

[Sanskrit to German]

Mayuracuda in German

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