Nakhampaca, Nakhaṃpaca: 7 definitions
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Nakhampaca 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Nakhampacha.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryNakhaṃpaca (नखंपच).—a. Nail-scorching; कथमप्यभवत् स्मरानलोष्णः स्तनभारो न नखंपचः प्रियस्य (kathamapyabhavat smarānaloṣṇaḥ stanabhāro na nakhaṃpacaḥ priyasya) Śiśupālavadha 9.85; P.III.2.34 Sk.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryNakhampaca (नखम्पच).—mfn.
(-caḥ-cā-caṃ) What scalds the nail. E. nakha, and pac to cook, khaś aff. mum ca .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Nakhampaca (नखम्पच):—[=nakha-m-paca] [from nakha] mf(ā)n. n°-scalding, [Pāṇini 3-2, 34; Kāśikā-vṛtti]
2) [v.s. ...] scanty, shallow (water), [Kāvya literature]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryNakhampaca (नखम्पच):—[nakha-mpaca] (caḥ-cā-caṃ) a. Scalding the nail.
[Sanskrit to German]
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 corpusNakhaṃpaca (ನಖಂಪಚ):—[adjective] barely or moderately warm; lukewarm.
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Nakhaṃpaca (ನಖಂಪಚ):—[noun] that which is barely or moderately warm.
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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