मेखला
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Sanskrit[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
मेखला • (mekhalā) stem, f
- belt, girdle (of men and women)
- girth (of horses)
- (Hinduism) the triple girdle of the three twice-born castes
- zone
- investiture with the girdle
- slope (of a mountain)
Declension[edit]
| Feminine ā-stem declension of मेखला (mekhalā) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | मेखला mekhalā |
मेखले mekhale |
मेखलाः mekhalāḥ |
| Vocative | मेखले mekhale |
मेखले mekhale |
मेखलाः mekhalāḥ |
| Accusative | मेखलाम् mekhalām |
मेखले mekhale |
मेखलाः mekhalāḥ |
| Instrumental | मेखलया / मेखला¹ mekhalayā / mekhalā¹ |
मेखलाभ्याम् mekhalābhyām |
मेखलाभिः mekhalābhiḥ |
| Dative | मेखलायै mekhalāyai |
मेखलाभ्याम् mekhalābhyām |
मेखलाभ्यः mekhalābhyaḥ |
| Ablative | मेखलायाः / मेखलायै² mekhalāyāḥ / mekhalāyai² |
मेखलाभ्याम् mekhalābhyām |
मेखलाभ्यः mekhalābhyaḥ |
| Genitive | मेखलायाः / मेखलायै² mekhalāyāḥ / mekhalāyai² |
मेखलयोः mekhalayoḥ |
मेखलानाम् mekhalānām |
| Locative | मेखलायाम् mekhalāyām |
मेखलयोः mekhalayoḥ |
मेखलासु mekhalāsu |
| Notes |
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Descendants[edit]
- → Tamil: மேகலை (mēkalai)
References[edit]
- Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893) “मेखला”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press