Mlecchasya, Mlecchāsya, Mleccha-asya: 6 definitions
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMlecchāsya (म्लेच्छास्य).—copper.
Derivable forms: mlecchāsyam (म्लेच्छास्यम्).
Mlecchāsya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mleccha and āsya (आस्य). See also (synonyms): mlecchamukha.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryMlecchāsya (म्लेच्छास्य).—n.
(-syaṃ) Copper. E. mleccha a barbarian, and āsva face, which would seem to allude to the fair complexion of the Greek or Mahammedan invaders of Hindusthan.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryMlecchāsya (म्लेच्छास्य):—[from mleccha > mlech] n. ‘foreigner-face’, copper (so named because the complexion of the Greek and Muhammedan invaders of India was supposed to be copper-coloured), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryMlecchāsya (म्लेच्छास्य):—[mlecchā+sya] (syaṃ) 1. n. Copper.
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Partial matches: Mleccha, Asya.
Full-text: Mlecchamukha, Mleccha.
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