नितम्ब

{ nitambḥ }

हिन्दी (hindi) WN

See : नितंब

नेपाली (Nepali) WN

See : चाक

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

नितम्ब  f.  m. the buttocks or hinder parts ( esp. of a woman; mostly du.; ifc. f( आ).; -ता f.)
( fig.) the ridge or side or swell of a mountain, the sloping bank or shore of a river, [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c.
the shoulder, [L.]
the sounding-board of the वीणा, [Kāv.]
a partic. position of the hands in dancing, [Cat.]

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

नितम्बः [nitambḥ]   [निभृतं तम्यते कामुकैः, तमु काङ्क्षायाम्]
The buttocks, posteriors (of a woman), (the circumference of the hip and loins); यातं यच्च नितम्बयोर्गुरुतया मन्दं विलासा- दिव [Ś.2.2;] [R.4.52;6.17;] [Me.43;] [Bh.1.5;] [M.2.7.]
The slope, ridge, side, flank of a mountain; सनाक- वनितं नितम्बरुचिरम् (गिरिम्) [Ki.5.27;] सेव्या नितम्बाः किमु भूधराणामुत स्मरस्मेरविलासिनीनाम् [Bh.1.19;] [V.4.26;] [Bk. 2.8;7.58.]
A precipice.
The sloping bank of a river; [Mb.1.12.12.]
The shoulder.
The sounding-board of the Vīṇā. -Comp.
-बिम्बम्   round or circular hips; [Ṛs.1.4.]
-स्थलम्, स्थली   The region of the hips.

Shabda-Sagara

नितम्ब  m.  ( -म्बः)
1. A woman's buttock's.
2. The buttocks or posteriors in general, or as it is sometimes applied, to the circumference of the hip and loins.
3. The shoulder.
4. The side of a mountain.
5. The sloping bank or shore of a river.
E. नि prefixed to तम्ब् to go, affix अच्; or तम् to go

ROOTS:

नि तम्ब् अच्; तम्

with ब aff. निभृतं तम्यते काम्यते कामुकैः .