[tur-yuc ādhāre lyuṭ Tv.] 1 An arched doorway, a portal.

2 An outer door or gateway; gaṇo nṛpā- ṇāmatha toraṇād bahiḥ Śi. 12. 1; dūrāllakṣyaṃ surapatidhanuścāruṇā toraṇena Me. 75.

3 Any temporary and ornamental arch; Ku. 7. 3; R. 1. 41, 7. 4, 11. 5.

4 An elevated place near a bathing-place. ṇaṃ The neck, throat. ṇaḥ N. of Śiva.