giri

Dictionary meanings for giri from Apte and Monier-Williams.

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giri

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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary

a. [gṝ-i kicca Uṇ. 4. 142] Venerable, respectable, worshipful. riḥ 1 A hill, mountain, an eleva- tion; paśyādhaḥkhanane mūḍha gigyo na pataṃti kiṃ Subhāsh.; nanu pravāte'pi niṣkaṃpā girayaḥ Ś. 6.

2 A huge rock.

3 A disease of the eyes.

4 An hono- rific title given to Saṃnyāsins; e. g. ānaṃdagiriḥ

5 (In math.) The number ‘eight’.

6 A ball with which children play (geṃduka).

7 A cloud.

8 A peculiar...

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