Shonambu, Śoṇāmbu, Shona-ambu: 4 definitions
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Shonambu 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.
The Sanskrit term Śoṇāmbu can be transliterated into English as Sonambu or Shonambu, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚoṇāmbu (शोणाम्बु).—Name of a cloud which is said to rise at the destruction of the world.
Derivable forms: śoṇāmbuḥ (शोणाम्बुः).
Śoṇāmbu is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śoṇa and ambu (अम्बु).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚoṇāmbu (शोणाम्बु).—m.
(-mbuḥ) Name of a cloud which would rise at the destruction of the world.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚoṇāmbu (शोणाम्बु):—[from śoṇa > śoṇ] m. ‘having crimson water’, Name of one of the seven clouds at the destruction of the world, [Catalogue(s)]
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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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Partial matches: Shona, Ambu, Ampu.
Starts with: Shonambuja.
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