anunāsika

Dictionary meanings for anunāsika from Apte and Monier-Williams.

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anunāsika

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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary

a. [anugato nāsikāṃ] 1 Nasal, pronounced through the [Page0072-b+ 57] nose; mukhasahitanāsikayā uccāryamāṇo varṇo'nunāsikasaṃjñaḥ syāt Sk.; mukhanāsi- kāvacano'nunāsikaḥ P. I. 1. 8; amo'nunāsi- kā na thau Śikṣā; anunāsika being a name for the 5 nasal consonants, the vow- els or the consonants y, v, l (under certain circumstances); i. e. the letters included in the pratyāhāra am except h and r.

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Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

mfn. nasal, uttered through the nose (as one of the five nasal consonants, or a vowel, or the three semivowels y, v, l, under certain circumstances; in the case of vowels and semivowels, the mark ँ is used to denote this nasalization) 34,1 6522 mfn. the nasal mark ँ 34,1 6523 n. a nasal twang 34,1 6524 n. speaking through the nose (a fault in pronunciation). 004605 34,1 6525

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