ནུ་མ་

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ནུ་མ། (Wyl. nu ma ) Pron.: numa

  • Skt. स्तनः, stana, Pron.: stana. From Sanskrit: or | or | derivation doubtful, but prob. connected with | from the hollow resonance of the human breast | teat, dug, udder | the nipple (of the female or the male breast) | a kind of pin or peg on a vessel shaped like a teat [Mahavyutpatti] [Sanskrit] MVP MW
  • Skt. पयोधरः, payodhara, Pron.: payodhara. From Sanskrit: 'containing water or milk', a cloud | a woman's breast or an udder | the root of Scirpus Kysoor | a species of sugar-cane | the cocoa-nut | a species of Cyperus | an amphibrach [Mahavyutpatti] [Sanskrit] MVP MW