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निघण्टुnighaṇṭu

निघण्टु (nighaṇṭu) is a Sanskrit word meaning a glossary, the title of several works, the Vedic glossary explained by Yaska in the Nirukta, a vocabulary or collection of words, specifically, the Vedic glossary explained by Yaska. Its 7 recorded definitions are grouped into 2 contexts, among them A vocabulary or glossary, The Vedic glossary (Yāska's Nighaṇṭu).

Definitions
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Meanings by context

A vocabulary or glossary

4 definitions
1. A glossary. 2. The title of several works.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A vocabulary or collection of words

— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

A vocabulary

— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

A vocabulary or collection of words and names.

— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

The Vedic glossary (Yāska's Nighaṇṭu)

3 definitions
The Vedic glossary explained by Yaska in the Nirukta

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

1. A vocabulary. 2. Specifically, the Vedic glossary explained by Yaska.

— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

any vocabulary or collection of words, especially the Vedic glossary explained by Yaska in the Nirukta

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)

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Definitions on this page come from 6 works: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872), Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.