"Shurpanakha" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From Sanskrit शूर्पणखा (śūrpaṇakhā); ultimately from शूर्प (śūrpa, “winnowing fan”) + नख (nakha, “nail”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|sa|शूर्पणखा}} Sanskrit शूर्पणखा (śūrpaṇakhā) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Shurpanakha
  1. (Hinduism) The sister of Ravana in the Hindu epic Ramayana. Wikipedia link: Shurpanakha Tags: Hinduism Categories (topical): Hinduism, Ramayana Translations (a female demon): शूर्पणखा (śūrpaṇkhā) [feminine] (Hindi), ಶೂರ್ಪನಖಿ (śūrpanakhi) (Kannada), ശൂർപ്പണഖ (śūṟppaṇakha) (Malayalam), Шурпанакха (Šurpanakxa) [masculine] (Russian), சூர்ப்பனகை (cūrppaṉakai) (Tamil), శూర్పణఖ (śūrpaṇakha) (Telugu)
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