कम्बु

{ kambu }

हिन्दी (hindi) WN

See : शंख, शंख

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

कम्बु  n.  m. ( उ n., [L.]) a conch
a shell, [MBh. iv, 255]; [BhP.]; [Kathās.] &c.
a bracelet or ring made of shells, [MBh.]
a bracelet in general, [L.]
three lines or marks in the neck (indicative of good fortune), [VarBṛS.]
the neck, [L.]
an elephant, [L.]
a tube-shaped bone, [L.]
a vein or tubular vessel of the body, [W.]
a sort of Curcuma, [L.]

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

कम्बु [kambu] a.  a. (-म्बु or
-म्बू  f. f.) Spotted, variegated.
-म्बुः -म्बु   (m., n.) A conch-shell; स्मरस्य कम्बुः किमयं चकास्ति दिवि त्रिलोकीजयवादनीयः [N.22.22;] [Śi.18.54.]
म्बुः An elephant.
The neck.
The variegated colour.
A vein of the body.
A bracelet; कम्बुकेयूरधारिण्यः [Mb.3.233.46.]
A tube-shaped bone. -Comp.
-आतायिन्  m. m. a kind of kite.
-कण्ठी   a lady having the neck like a conch-shell.
ग्रीवा a conch-shaped neck, (i. e. a neck marked with three lines like a shell and considered as a sign of great fortune).
a lady having the neck like the conch-shell.

Shabda-Sagara

कम्बु  mfn.  ( -म्बुः-म्बूः-म्बु) Speckled, variegated.
 mn.  ( -म्बुः-म्बु)
1. A conch, a shell.
 m.  ( -म्बुः)
1. A bracelet, a ring.
2. A bivalve shell.
3. An elephant.
4. The neck.
5. A vein or tubular vessel of the body, &c.
E. कम्ब् to go, उ affix, or कम् to desire; the form is irr.

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कम्ब् उ कम्