Tvakpushpa, Tvakpuṣpa, Tvac-pushpa: 7 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Tvakpuṣpa can be transliterated into English as Tvakpuspa or Tvakpushpa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Tvakpuṣpa (त्वक्पुष्प).—horripilation. (-ṣpī, -ṣpam) a blotch, scab.
Derivable forms: tvakpuṣpaḥ (त्वक्पुष्पः).
Tvakpuṣpa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms tvac and puṣpa (पुष्प).
Tvakpuṣpa (त्वक्पुष्प).—n.
(-ṣpaṃ) Erection of the hairs of the body, horripilation.
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Tvakpuṣpa (त्वक्पुष्प).—nf. (-ṣpaṃ-ṣpī) Blotch, scab, cutaneous eruption, &c. E. tvak the skin and puṣpa a flower.
1) Tvakpuṣpa (त्वक्पुष्प):—[=tvak-puṣpa] [from tvak > tvac] n. = tvag-aṅkura, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] blotch, scab, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Tvakpuṣpa (त्वक्पुष्प):—[tvak-puṣpa] (ṣpaṃ) 1. n. Erection of the hairs of the body. n. f. Scab.
Tvakpuṣpa (त्वक्पुष्प):—(tvac + pu) n. Blüthe der Haut:
1) das Starren der Haare auf dem Körper [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 1, 1, 131.] [Hārāvalī 154.] Vgl. tvagaṅkura . —
2) Hautausschlag, Blattern u.s.w. [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 467.] Auch puṣpī f. [Jaṭādhara im Śabdakalpadruma]
Tvakpuṣpa (त्वक्पुष्प):——
1) n. das Starren der Haare auf dem Körper. —
2) n. und f. ( ī) Hautausschlag , Blattern u.s.w.
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
Tvakpuṣpa (ತ್ವಕ್ಪುಷ್ಪ):—
1) [noun] a bristling of the hair on the skin from joy; horripilation.
2) [noun] a contagious skin disease caused by itch-mite.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches (+0): Pushpa, Tvac, Tvak.
Full-text (+0): Tvakpushpika, Tvakpushpi, Shaka.
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