aṃguliḥ

Dictionary meanings for aṃguliḥ from Apte and Monier-Williams.

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aṃguliḥ

Normalized lookup: amgulih

Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary

f. [aṃga-uli Uṇ. 4. 2] A finger (the names of the 5 fingers are aṃguṣṭha thumb, tarjanī fore- finger, madhyamā middle finger, anāmikā ring-finger, and kaniṣṭhā or kaniṣṭhikā the little finger); a toe (of the foot); eka- viṃśoyaṃ puruṣaḥ daśa hastyā aṃgulayo daśa pā- [Page0021-b+ 59] dyā ātmaikaviṃśaḥ Ait. Br.

2 The thumb, great toe.

3 The tip of an elephant's trunk.

4 The measure aṃgula.

5 N. of the tree...

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