Dictionary meanings for hanu from Apte and Monier-Williams.
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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
m. f. [han-un strītve vā uñ] The chin. nu f. 1 That which in- jures life.
2 A weapon.
3 A dis- ease, sickness.
4 Death.
5 A kind of drug.
6 A wanton woman, pro- stitute. Comp. grahaḥ locked jaw. mūlaṃ the root of the jaw.
Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary
f. (accord. to L. also m.; not fr. han, see cognate words below) a jaw (also h/anū) RV. &c 1288,1 260472 n. cheek, a partic. part of a spearhead S3Br. [ cf. Gk. γένυς, γένειον, γενείας, γνάθος; Lat. gena, genui1nus; Goth. kinnus; Germ. khinn; Eng. chin. ] 163454 1288,1 260473 m. jaw-seizure, lock-jaw Sus3r. 163455 1288,1 260474 m. the gaping or parting asunder of the jaws BhP. 1288,1 260475