"केतु" meaning in Sanskrit

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Noun

IPA: /kɐj.tú/ [Vedic], /ˈkeː.t̪u/ [Classical]
Etymology: From Proto-Indo-Aryan *kaytúṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kaytúš, from Proto-Indo-European *koy-tús, from *key- (“bright, burning”), whence also चित्र (citrá). Cognate with Old Norse hárr (“grey”), Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍃 (hais, “torch”). Etymology templates: {{inh|sa|inc-pro|*kaytúṣ}} Proto-Indo-Aryan *kaytúṣ, {{inh|sa|iir-pro|*kaytúš}} Proto-Indo-Iranian *kaytúš, {{inh|sa|ine-pro||*koy-tús}} Proto-Indo-European *koy-tús, {{m|ine-pro|*key-||bright, burning}} *key- (“bright, burning”), {{m|sa|चित्र|tr=citrá}} चित्र (citrá), {{cog|non|hárr||grey}} Old Norse hárr (“grey”), {{cog|got|𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍃||torch}} Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍃 (hais, “torch”) Head templates: {{sa-noun|g=m|tr=ketú}} केतु • (ketú) stem, m Inflection templates: {{sa-decl-noun-m|ketú}} Forms: ketú [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], केतुः [nominative, singular], केतू [dual, nominative], केतवः [nominative, plural], केतो [singular, vocative], केतू [dual, vocative], केतवः [plural, vocative], केतुम् [accusative, singular], केतू [accusative, dual], केतून् [accusative, plural], केतुना [instrumental, singular], केत्वा1 [instrumental, singular], केतुभ्याम् [dual, instrumental], केतुभिः [instrumental, plural], केतवे [dative, singular], केत्वे1 [dative, singular], केतुभ्याम् [dative, dual], केतुभ्यः [dative, plural], केतोः [ablative, singular], केत्वः1 [ablative, singular], केतुभ्याम् [ablative, dual], केतुभ्यः [ablative, plural], केतोः [genitive, singular], केत्वः1 [genitive, singular], केत्वोः [dual, genitive], केतूनाम् [genitive, plural], केतौ [locative, singular], केत्वोः [dual, locative], केतुषु [locative, plural]
  1. lamp, flame, torch
    Sense id: en-केतु-sa-noun-MMSuJEJY
  2. bright appearance, clearness, brightness
    Sense id: en-केतु-sa-noun-LaGwrES9
  3. (in the plural) rays of light Tags: in-plural Categories (topical): Light sources
    Sense id: en-केतु-sa-noun-QjnOBfd0 Disambiguation of Light sources: 1 9 37 1 5 4 18 23 Categories (other): Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header, Sanskrit entries with topic categories using raw markup, Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations Disambiguation of Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header: 0 1 40 1 4 2 21 31 Disambiguation of Sanskrit entries with topic categories using raw markup: 1 2 33 1 6 4 20 34 Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 1 2 35 1 4 4 22 31 Synonyms (Bhaiksuki script): 𑰎, 𑰸, 𑰝, 𑰲 Synonyms (Grantha script): 𑌕𑍇𑌤𑍁 Synonyms (Kaithi script): 𑂍, 𑂵, 𑂞, 𑂳 Synonyms (Nandinagari script): 𑦮, 𑧚, 𑦽, 𑧔 Synonyms (Soyombo script): 𑩜, 𑩔, 𑩫, 𑩒 Synonyms (Zanabazar Square script): 𑨋, 𑨄, 𑨙, 𑨃 Disambiguation of 'Bhaiksuki script': 0 0 44 0 0 0 23 33 Disambiguation of 'Grantha script': 0 0 46 0 0 0 24 31 Disambiguation of 'Kaithi script': 0 0 44 0 0 0 23 33 Disambiguation of 'Nandinagari script': 0 0 44 0 0 0 23 33 Disambiguation of 'Soyombo script': 0 0 46 0 0 0 24 31 Disambiguation of 'Zanabazar Square script': 0 3 39 4 6 2 20 26
  4. day-time
    Sense id: en-केतु-sa-noun-FX7NDsAs
  5. apparition, form, shape
    Sense id: en-केतु-sa-noun-6156g3zD
  6. sign, mark, ensign, flag, banner
    Sense id: en-केतु-sa-noun-tWNf1PTG
  7. any unusual or striking phenomenon, comet, meteor, falling star
    Sense id: en-केतु-sa-noun-Nmoie3xS Categories (other): Sanskrit entries with topic categories using raw markup, Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations Disambiguation of Sanskrit entries with topic categories using raw markup: 1 2 33 1 6 4 20 34 Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 1 2 35 1 4 4 22 31
  8. Ketu: the dragon's tail or descending node (considered in astronomy as the 9th planet, and in mythology as the body of the demon Saiṃhikeya which was severed from the head or Rahu by Vishnu at the churning of the ocean, but was rendered immortal by having tasted the अमृत (amṛ́ta))
    Sense id: en-केतु-sa-noun-8RQM7nH- Categories (other): Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Sanskrit entries with topic categories using raw markup, Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations Disambiguation of Sanskrit entries with topic categories using raw markup: 1 2 33 1 6 4 20 34 Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 1 2 35 1 4 4 22 31 Synonyms: কেতু [Assamese, character], ᬓᬾᬢᬸ [Balinese, character], কেতু [Bengali], 𑀓 [Brahmi, character], 𑁂 [Brahmi, character], 𑀢 [Brahmi, character], 𑀼 [Brahmi, character], ကေတု [Burmese, character], ક [Gujarati, character], ે [Gujarati, character], ત [Gujarati, character], ુ [Gujarati, character], [Gurmukhi, character], [Gurmukhi, character], [Gurmukhi, character], [Gurmukhi, character], ꦏꦺꦠꦸ [Javanese, character], ಕೇತು [Kannada, character], កេតុ [Khmer, character], ເກຕຸ [Lao, character], കേതു [Malayalam, character], 𑘎 [Modi, character], 𑘹 [Modi, character], 𑘝 [Modi, character], 𑘳 [Modi, character], ᢉᠧᢐᠤ [Mongolian], 𑐎 [Newa, character], 𑐾 [Newa, character], 𑐟 [Newa, character], 𑐸 [Newa, character], କେତୁ [Odia, character], ꢒꢾꢡꢸ [Saurashtra, character], 𑆑 [Sharada, character], 𑆼 [Sharada, character], 𑆠 [Sharada, character], 𑆶 [Sharada, character], කෙතු [Sinhalese, character], 𑚊 [Takri, character], 𑚲 [Takri, character], 𑚙 [Takri, character], 𑚰 [Takri, character], கேது [Tamil, character], కేతు [Telugu, character], เกตุ [Thai, character], ཀེ་ཏུ [Tibetan, character], 𑒏𑒹𑒞𑒳 [Tirhuta, character] Synonyms (Manchu script): ᡬᡝᢠᡠ Disambiguation of 'Manchu script': 0 7 18 7 3 16 17 32
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (Siddham script): 𑖎𑖸𑖝𑖲
Disambiguation of 'Siddham script': 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0

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      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "bn",
            "2": "কেতু",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Bengali: কেতু (ketu)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Bengali: কেতু (ketu)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "my",
            "2": "ကိတ်",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Burmese: ကိတ် (kit)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Burmese: ကိတ် (kit)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "zh",
            "2": "計都",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Chinese: 計都/计都",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Chinese: 計都/计都"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "vi",
            "2": "Kế Đô",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Vietnamese: Kế Đô",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Vietnamese: Kế Đô"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gu",
            "2": "કેતુ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Gujarati: કેતુ (ketu)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Gujarati: કેતુ (ketu)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hi",
            "2": "केतु",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Hindi: केतु (ketu)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Hindi: केतु (ketu)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "id",
            "2": "Ketu",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Indonesian: Ketu",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Indonesian: Ketu"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "kn",
            "2": "ಕೇತು",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Kannada: ಕೇತು (kētu)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Kannada: ಕೇತು (kētu)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "km",
            "2": "កេតុ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Khmer: កេតុ (keetoʼ)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Khmer: កេតុ (keetoʼ)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pa",
            "2": "ਕੇਤੂ",
            "bor": "1",
            "t": "comet, meteor"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Punjabi: ਕੇਤੂ (ketū, “comet, meteor”)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Punjabi: ਕੇਤੂ (ketū, “comet, meteor”)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "mr",
            "2": "केतू",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Marathi: केतू (ketū)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Marathi: केतू (ketū)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ta",
            "2": "கேது",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Tamil: கேது (kētu)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Tamil: கேது (kētu)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "te",
            "2": "కేతు",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Telugu: కేతు (kētu)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Telugu: కేతు (kētu)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "th",
            "2": "เกตุ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Thai: เกตุ (gèet)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Thai: เกตุ (gèet)"
    }
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        "2": "inc-pro",
        "3": "*kaytúṣ"
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
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      "name": "inh"
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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      "args": {
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        "2": "चित्र",
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      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
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        "4": "grey"
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "got",
        "2": "𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍃",
        "3": "",
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ketú",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sa-decl-noun-m",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "u-stem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "केतुः",
      "roman": "ketúḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "केतू",
      "roman": "ketū́",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "केतवः",
      "roman": "ketávaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "केतो",
      "roman": "kéto",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "केतू",
      "roman": "kétū",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "केतवः",
      "roman": "kétavaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "केतुम्",
      "roman": "ketúm",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "केतू",
      "roman": "ketū́",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "केतून्",
      "roman": "ketū́n",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "केतुना",
      "roman": "ketúnā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "केत्वा1",
      "roman": "ketvā́1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "केतुभ्याम्",
      "roman": "ketúbhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "instrumental"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "केतुभिः",
      "roman": "ketúbhiḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "केतवे",
      "roman": "ketáve",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "केत्वे1",
      "roman": "ketvé1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "केतुभ्याम्",
      "roman": "ketúbhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "केतुभ्यः",
      "roman": "ketúbhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "केतोः",
      "roman": "ketóḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "केत्वः1",
      "roman": "ketváḥ1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "केतुभ्याम्",
      "roman": "ketúbhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "केतुभ्यः",
      "roman": "ketúbhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "केतोः",
      "roman": "ketóḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "केत्वः1",
      "roman": "ketváḥ1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "केत्वोः",
      "roman": "ketvóḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "केतूनाम्",
      "roman": "ketūnā́m",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "केतौ",
      "roman": "ketaú",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "केत्वोः",
      "roman": "ketvóḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "locative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "केतुषु",
      "roman": "ketúṣu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "g": "m",
        "tr": "ketú"
      },
      "expansion": "केतु • (ketú) stem, m",
      "name": "sa-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ketú"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun-m"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Sanskrit",
  "lang_code": "sa",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "lamp, flame, torch"
      ],
      "id": "en-केतु-sa-noun-MMSuJEJY",
      "links": [
        [
          "lamp",
          "lamp"
        ],
        [
          "flame",
          "flame"
        ],
        [
          "torch",
          "torch"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "bright appearance, clearness, brightness"
      ],
      "id": "en-केतु-sa-noun-LaGwrES9",
      "links": [
        [
          "clearness",
          "clearness"
        ],
        [
          "brightness",
          "brightness"
        ]
      ]
    },
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      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "0 1 40 1 4 2 21 31",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "1 2 33 1 6 4 20 34",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit entries with topic categories using raw markup",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with topic categories using raw markup",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "1 2 35 1 4 4 22 31",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "1 9 37 1 5 4 18 23",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "sa",
          "name": "Light sources",
          "orig": "sa:Light sources",
          "parents": [
            "Light",
            "Energy",
            "Nature",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "rays of light"
      ],
      "id": "en-केतु-sa-noun-QjnOBfd0",
      "links": [
        [
          "rays",
          "rays"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(in the plural) rays of light"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 44 0 0 0 23 33",
          "qualifier": "Bhaiksuki script",
          "sense": "Bhaiksuki script",
          "word": "𑰎"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 44 0 0 0 23 33",
          "qualifier": "Bhaiksuki script",
          "sense": "Bhaiksuki script",
          "word": "𑰸"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 44 0 0 0 23 33",
          "qualifier": "Bhaiksuki script",
          "sense": "Bhaiksuki script",
          "word": "𑰝"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 44 0 0 0 23 33",
          "qualifier": "Bhaiksuki script",
          "sense": "Bhaiksuki script",
          "word": "𑰲"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 46 0 0 0 24 31",
          "sense": "Grantha script",
          "word": "𑌕𑍇𑌤𑍁"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 44 0 0 0 23 33",
          "qualifier": "Kaithi script",
          "sense": "Kaithi script",
          "word": "𑂍"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 44 0 0 0 23 33",
          "qualifier": "Kaithi script",
          "sense": "Kaithi script",
          "word": "𑂵"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 44 0 0 0 23 33",
          "qualifier": "Kaithi script",
          "sense": "Kaithi script",
          "word": "𑂞"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 44 0 0 0 23 33",
          "qualifier": "Kaithi script",
          "sense": "Kaithi script",
          "word": "𑂳"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 44 0 0 0 23 33",
          "qualifier": "Nandinagari script",
          "sense": "Nandinagari script",
          "word": "𑦮"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 44 0 0 0 23 33",
          "qualifier": "Nandinagari script",
          "sense": "Nandinagari script",
          "word": "𑧚"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 44 0 0 0 23 33",
          "qualifier": "Nandinagari script",
          "sense": "Nandinagari script",
          "word": "𑦽"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 44 0 0 0 23 33",
          "qualifier": "Nandinagari script",
          "sense": "Nandinagari script",
          "word": "𑧔"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 46 0 0 0 24 31",
          "qualifier": "Soyombo script",
          "sense": "Soyombo script",
          "word": "𑩜"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 46 0 0 0 24 31",
          "qualifier": "Soyombo script",
          "sense": "Soyombo script",
          "word": "𑩔"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 46 0 0 0 24 31",
          "qualifier": "Soyombo script",
          "sense": "Soyombo script",
          "word": "𑩫"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 46 0 0 0 24 31",
          "qualifier": "Soyombo script",
          "sense": "Soyombo script",
          "word": "𑩒"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 3 39 4 6 2 20 26",
          "qualifier": "Zanabazar Square script",
          "sense": "Zanabazar Square script",
          "word": "𑨋"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 3 39 4 6 2 20 26",
          "qualifier": "Zanabazar Square script",
          "sense": "Zanabazar Square script",
          "word": "𑨄"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 3 39 4 6 2 20 26",
          "qualifier": "Zanabazar Square script",
          "sense": "Zanabazar Square script",
          "word": "𑨙"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 3 39 4 6 2 20 26",
          "qualifier": "Zanabazar Square script",
          "sense": "Zanabazar Square script",
          "word": "𑨃"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "in-plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "day-time"
      ],
      "id": "en-केतु-sa-noun-FX7NDsAs",
      "links": [
        [
          "day-time",
          "day-time"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "apparition, form, shape"
      ],
      "id": "en-केतु-sa-noun-6156g3zD",
      "links": [
        [
          "apparition",
          "apparition"
        ],
        [
          "form",
          "form"
        ],
        [
          "shape",
          "shape"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "sign, mark, ensign, flag, banner"
      ],
      "id": "en-केतु-sa-noun-tWNf1PTG",
      "links": [
        [
          "sign",
          "sign"
        ],
        [
          "mark",
          "mark"
        ],
        [
          "ensign",
          "ensign"
        ],
        [
          "flag",
          "flag"
        ],
        [
          "banner",
          "banner"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "1 2 33 1 6 4 20 34",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit entries with topic categories using raw markup",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with topic categories using raw markup",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "1 2 35 1 4 4 22 31",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "any unusual or striking phenomenon, comet, meteor, falling star"
      ],
      "id": "en-केतु-sa-noun-Nmoie3xS",
      "links": [
        [
          "phenomenon",
          "phenomenon"
        ],
        [
          "comet",
          "comet"
        ],
        [
          "meteor",
          "meteor"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "1 2 33 1 6 4 20 34",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit entries with topic categories using raw markup",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with topic categories using raw markup",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "1 2 35 1 4 4 22 31",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Ketu: the dragon's tail or descending node (considered in astronomy as the 9th planet, and in mythology as the body of the demon Saiṃhikeya which was severed from the head or Rahu by Vishnu at the churning of the ocean, but was rendered immortal by having tasted the अमृत (amṛ́ta))"
      ],
      "id": "en-केतु-sa-noun-8RQM7nH-",
      "links": [
        [
          "Ketu",
          "Ketu"
        ],
        [
          "tail",
          "tail"
        ],
        [
          "node",
          "node"
        ],
        [
          "Rahu",
          "Rahu"
        ],
        [
          "Vishnu",
          "Vishnu"
        ],
        [
          "अमृत",
          "अमृत#Sanskrit"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100",
          "tags": [
            "Assamese",
            "character"
          ],
          "word": "কেতু"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100",
          "tags": [
            "Balinese",
            "character"
          ],
          "word": "ᬓᬾᬢᬸ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100",
          "tags": [
            "Bengali"
          ],
          "word": "কেতু"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100",
          "tags": [
            "Brahmi",
            "character"
          ],
          "word": "𑀓"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100",
          "tags": [
            "Brahmi",
            "character"
          ],
          "word": "𑁂"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100",
          "tags": [
            "Brahmi",
            "character"
          ],
          "word": "𑀢"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100",
          "tags": [
            "Brahmi",
            "character"
          ],
          "word": "𑀼"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100",
          "tags": [
            "Burmese",
            "character"
          ],
          "word": "ကေတု"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100",
          "tags": [
            "Gujarati",
            "character"
          ],
          "word": "ક"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100",
          "tags": [
            "Gujarati",
            "character"
          ],
          "word": "ે"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100",
          "tags": [
            "Gujarati",
            "character"
          ],
          "word": "ત"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100",
          "tags": [
            "Gujarati",
            "character"
          ],
          "word": "ુ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100",
          "tags": [
            "Gurmukhi",
            "character"
          ],
          "word": "ਕ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100",
          "tags": [
            "Gurmukhi",
            "character"
          ],
          "word": "ੇ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100",
          "tags": [
            "Gurmukhi",
            "character"
          ],
          "word": "ਤ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100",
          "tags": [
            "Gurmukhi",
            "character"
          ],
          "word": "ੁ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100",
          "tags": [
            "Javanese",
            "character"
          ],
          "word": "ꦏꦺꦠꦸ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100",
          "tags": [
            "Kannada",
            "character"
          ],
          "word": "ಕೇತು"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100",
          "tags": [
            "Khmer",
            "character"
          ],
          "word": "កេតុ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100",
          "tags": [
            "Lao",
            "character"
          ],
          "word": "ເກຕຸ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100",
          "tags": [
            "Malayalam",
            "character"
          ],
          "word": "കേതു"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100",
          "tags": [
            "Modi",
            "character"
          ],
          "word": "𑘎"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100",
          "tags": [
            "Modi",
            "character"
          ],
          "word": "𑘹"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100",
          "tags": [
            "Modi",
            "character"
          ],
          "word": "𑘝"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100",
          "tags": [
            "Modi",
            "character"
          ],
          "word": "𑘳"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100",
          "tags": [
            "Mongolian"
          ],
          "word": "ᢉᠧᢐᠤ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100",
          "tags": [
            "Newa",
            "character"
          ],
          "word": "𑐎"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100",
          "tags": [
            "Newa",
            "character"
          ],
          "word": "𑐾"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100",
          "tags": [
            "Newa",
            "character"
          ],
          "word": "𑐟"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100",
          "tags": [
            "Newa",
            "character"
          ],
          "word": "𑐸"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100",
          "tags": [
            "Odia",
            "character"
          ],
          "word": "କେତୁ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100",
          "tags": [
            "Saurashtra",
            "character"
          ],
          "word": "ꢒꢾꢡꢸ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100",
          "tags": [
            "Sharada",
            "character"
          ],
          "word": "𑆑"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100",
          "tags": [
            "Sharada",
            "character"
          ],
          "word": "𑆼"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100",
          "tags": [
            "Sharada",
            "character"
          ],
          "word": "𑆠"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100",
          "tags": [
            "Sharada",
            "character"
          ],
          "word": "𑆶"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100",
          "tags": [
            "Sinhalese",
            "character"
          ],
          "word": "කෙතු"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100",
          "tags": [
            "Takri",
            "character"
          ],
          "word": "𑚊"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100",
          "tags": [
            "Takri",
            "character"
          ],
          "word": "𑚲"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100",
          "tags": [
            "Takri",
            "character"
          ],
          "word": "𑚙"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100",
          "tags": [
            "Takri",
            "character"
          ],
          "word": "𑚰"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100",
          "tags": [
            "Tamil",
            "character"
          ],
          "word": "கேது"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100",
          "tags": [
            "Telugu",
            "character"
          ],
          "word": "కేతు"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100",
          "tags": [
            "Thai",
            "character"
          ],
          "word": "เกตุ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100",
          "tags": [
            "Tibetan",
            "character"
          ],
          "word": "ཀེ་ཏུ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100",
          "tags": [
            "Tirhuta",
            "character"
          ],
          "word": "𑒏𑒹𑒞𑒳"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 7 18 7 3 16 17 32",
          "sense": "Manchu script",
          "word": "ᡬᡝᢠᡠ"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kɐj.tú/",
      "tags": [
        "Vedic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkeː.t̪u/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0",
      "sense": "Siddham script",
      "word": "𑖎𑖸𑖝𑖲"
    }
  ],
  "word": "केतु"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header",
    "Sanskrit entries with topic categories using raw markup",
    "Sanskrit lemmas",
    "Sanskrit masculine nouns",
    "Sanskrit nouns",
    "Sanskrit nouns in Devanagari script",
    "Sanskrit terms derived from Proto-Indo-Aryan",
    "Sanskrit terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Sanskrit terms derived from Proto-Indo-Iranian",
    "Sanskrit terms inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan",
    "Sanskrit terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Sanskrit terms inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian",
    "Sanskrit terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
    "Sanskrit u-stem nouns",
    "sa:Light sources"
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "bn",
            "2": "কেতু",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Bengali: কেতু (ketu)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Bengali: কেতু (ketu)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "my",
            "2": "ကိတ်",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Burmese: ကိတ် (kit)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Burmese: ကိတ် (kit)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "zh",
            "2": "計都",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Chinese: 計都/计都",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Chinese: 計都/计都"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "vi",
            "2": "Kế Đô",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Vietnamese: Kế Đô",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Vietnamese: Kế Đô"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gu",
            "2": "કેતુ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Gujarati: કેતુ (ketu)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Gujarati: કેતુ (ketu)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hi",
            "2": "केतु",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Hindi: केतु (ketu)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Hindi: केतु (ketu)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "id",
            "2": "Ketu",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Indonesian: Ketu",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Indonesian: Ketu"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "kn",
            "2": "ಕೇತು",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Kannada: ಕೇತು (kētu)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Kannada: ಕೇತು (kētu)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "km",
            "2": "កេតុ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Khmer: កេតុ (keetoʼ)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Khmer: កេតុ (keetoʼ)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pa",
            "2": "ਕੇਤੂ",
            "bor": "1",
            "t": "comet, meteor"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Punjabi: ਕੇਤੂ (ketū, “comet, meteor”)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Punjabi: ਕੇਤੂ (ketū, “comet, meteor”)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "mr",
            "2": "केतू",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Marathi: केतू (ketū)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Marathi: केतू (ketū)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ta",
            "2": "கேது",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Tamil: கேது (kētu)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Tamil: கேது (kētu)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "te",
            "2": "కేతు",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Telugu: కేతు (kētu)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Telugu: కేతు (kētu)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "th",
            "2": "เกตุ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Thai: เกตุ (gèet)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Thai: เกตุ (gèet)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "inc-pro",
        "3": "*kaytúṣ"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-Aryan *kaytúṣ",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "iir-pro",
        "3": "*kaytúš"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-Iranian *kaytúš",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "",
        "4": "*koy-tús"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *koy-tús",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ine-pro",
        "2": "*key-",
        "3": "",
        "4": "bright, burning"
      },
      "expansion": "*key- (“bright, burning”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "चित्र",
        "tr": "citrá"
      },
      "expansion": "चित्र (citrá)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "hárr",
        "3": "",
        "4": "grey"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse hárr (“grey”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "got",
        "2": "𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍃",
        "3": "",
        "4": "torch"
      },
      "expansion": "Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍃 (hais, “torch”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Indo-Aryan *kaytúṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kaytúš, from Proto-Indo-European *koy-tús, from *key- (“bright, burning”), whence also चित्र (citrá). Cognate with Old Norse hárr (“grey”), Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍃 (hais, “torch”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ketú",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sa-decl-noun-m",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "u-stem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "केतुः",
      "roman": "ketúḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "केतू",
      "roman": "ketū́",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "केतवः",
      "roman": "ketávaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "केतो",
      "roman": "kéto",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "केतू",
      "roman": "kétū",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "केतवः",
      "roman": "kétavaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "केतुम्",
      "roman": "ketúm",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "केतू",
      "roman": "ketū́",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "केतून्",
      "roman": "ketū́n",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "केतुना",
      "roman": "ketúnā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "केत्वा1",
      "roman": "ketvā́1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "केतुभ्याम्",
      "roman": "ketúbhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "instrumental"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "केतुभिः",
      "roman": "ketúbhiḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "केतवे",
      "roman": "ketáve",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "केत्वे1",
      "roman": "ketvé1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "केतुभ्याम्",
      "roman": "ketúbhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "केतुभ्यः",
      "roman": "ketúbhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "केतोः",
      "roman": "ketóḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "केत्वः1",
      "roman": "ketváḥ1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "केतुभ्याम्",
      "roman": "ketúbhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "केतुभ्यः",
      "roman": "ketúbhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "केतोः",
      "roman": "ketóḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "केत्वः1",
      "roman": "ketváḥ1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "केत्वोः",
      "roman": "ketvóḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "केतूनाम्",
      "roman": "ketūnā́m",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "केतौ",
      "roman": "ketaú",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "केत्वोः",
      "roman": "ketvóḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "locative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "केतुषु",
      "roman": "ketúṣu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "m",
        "tr": "ketú"
      },
      "expansion": "केतु • (ketú) stem, m",
      "name": "sa-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ketú"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun-m"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Sanskrit",
  "lang_code": "sa",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "lamp, flame, torch"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "lamp",
          "lamp"
        ],
        [
          "flame",
          "flame"
        ],
        [
          "torch",
          "torch"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "bright appearance, clearness, brightness"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "clearness",
          "clearness"
        ],
        [
          "brightness",
          "brightness"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "rays of light"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "rays",
          "rays"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(in the plural) rays of light"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "in-plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "day-time"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "day-time",
          "day-time"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "apparition, form, shape"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "apparition",
          "apparition"
        ],
        [
          "form",
          "form"
        ],
        [
          "shape",
          "shape"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "sign, mark, ensign, flag, banner"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sign",
          "sign"
        ],
        [
          "mark",
          "mark"
        ],
        [
          "ensign",
          "ensign"
        ],
        [
          "flag",
          "flag"
        ],
        [
          "banner",
          "banner"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "any unusual or striking phenomenon, comet, meteor, falling star"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "phenomenon",
          "phenomenon"
        ],
        [
          "comet",
          "comet"
        ],
        [
          "meteor",
          "meteor"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Ketu: the dragon's tail or descending node (considered in astronomy as the 9th planet, and in mythology as the body of the demon Saiṃhikeya which was severed from the head or Rahu by Vishnu at the churning of the ocean, but was rendered immortal by having tasted the अमृत (amṛ́ta))"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Ketu",
          "Ketu"
        ],
        [
          "tail",
          "tail"
        ],
        [
          "node",
          "node"
        ],
        [
          "Rahu",
          "Rahu"
        ],
        [
          "Vishnu",
          "Vishnu"
        ],
        [
          "अमृत",
          "अमृत#Sanskrit"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kɐj.tú/",
      "tags": [
        "Vedic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkeː.t̪u/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Assamese",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "কেতু"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Balinese",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "ᬓᬾᬢᬸ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Bengali"
      ],
      "word": "কেতু"
    },
    {
      "qualifier": "Bhaiksuki script",
      "sense": "Bhaiksuki script",
      "word": "𑰎"
    },
    {
      "qualifier": "Bhaiksuki script",
      "sense": "Bhaiksuki script",
      "word": "𑰸"
    },
    {
      "qualifier": "Bhaiksuki script",
      "sense": "Bhaiksuki script",
      "word": "𑰝"
    },
    {
      "qualifier": "Bhaiksuki script",
      "sense": "Bhaiksuki script",
      "word": "𑰲"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Brahmi",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "𑀓"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Brahmi",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "𑁂"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Brahmi",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "𑀢"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Brahmi",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "𑀼"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Burmese",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "ကေတု"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gujarati",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "ક"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gujarati",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "ે"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gujarati",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "ત"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gujarati",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "ુ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gurmukhi",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "ਕ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gurmukhi",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "ੇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gurmukhi",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "ਤ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gurmukhi",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "ੁ"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Grantha script",
      "word": "𑌕𑍇𑌤𑍁"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Javanese",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "ꦏꦺꦠꦸ"
    },
    {
      "qualifier": "Kaithi script",
      "sense": "Kaithi script",
      "word": "𑂍"
    },
    {
      "qualifier": "Kaithi script",
      "sense": "Kaithi script",
      "word": "𑂵"
    },
    {
      "qualifier": "Kaithi script",
      "sense": "Kaithi script",
      "word": "𑂞"
    },
    {
      "qualifier": "Kaithi script",
      "sense": "Kaithi script",
      "word": "𑂳"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Kannada",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "ಕೇತು"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Khmer",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "កេតុ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Lao",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "ເກຕຸ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Malayalam",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "കേതു"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Manchu script",
      "word": "ᡬᡝᢠᡠ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Modi",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "𑘎"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Modi",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "𑘹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Modi",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "𑘝"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Modi",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "𑘳"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mongolian"
      ],
      "word": "ᢉᠧᢐᠤ"
    },
    {
      "qualifier": "Nandinagari script",
      "sense": "Nandinagari script",
      "word": "𑦮"
    },
    {
      "qualifier": "Nandinagari script",
      "sense": "Nandinagari script",
      "word": "𑧚"
    },
    {
      "qualifier": "Nandinagari script",
      "sense": "Nandinagari script",
      "word": "𑦽"
    },
    {
      "qualifier": "Nandinagari script",
      "sense": "Nandinagari script",
      "word": "𑧔"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Newa",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "𑐎"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Newa",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "𑐾"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Newa",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "𑐟"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Newa",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "𑐸"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Odia",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "କେତୁ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Saurashtra",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "ꢒꢾꢡꢸ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Sharada",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "𑆑"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Sharada",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "𑆼"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Sharada",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "𑆠"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Sharada",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "𑆶"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Siddham script",
      "word": "𑖎𑖸𑖝𑖲"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Sinhalese",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "කෙතු"
    },
    {
      "qualifier": "Soyombo script",
      "sense": "Soyombo script",
      "word": "𑩜"
    },
    {
      "qualifier": "Soyombo script",
      "sense": "Soyombo script",
      "word": "𑩔"
    },
    {
      "qualifier": "Soyombo script",
      "sense": "Soyombo script",
      "word": "𑩫"
    },
    {
      "qualifier": "Soyombo script",
      "sense": "Soyombo script",
      "word": "𑩒"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Takri",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "𑚊"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Takri",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "𑚲"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Takri",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "𑚙"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Takri",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "𑚰"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Tamil",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "கேது"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Telugu",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "కేతు"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Thai",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "เกตุ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Tibetan",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "ཀེ་ཏུ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Tirhuta",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "𑒏𑒹𑒞𑒳"
    },
    {
      "qualifier": "Zanabazar Square script",
      "sense": "Zanabazar Square script",
      "word": "𑨋"
    },
    {
      "qualifier": "Zanabazar Square script",
      "sense": "Zanabazar Square script",
      "word": "𑨄"
    },
    {
      "qualifier": "Zanabazar Square script",
      "sense": "Zanabazar Square script",
      "word": "𑨙"
    },
    {
      "qualifier": "Zanabazar Square script",
      "sense": "Zanabazar Square script",
      "word": "𑨃"
    }
  ],
  "word": "केतु"
}
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  "msg": "accepted heuristic header: table cell identified as header and given candidate status, AND the cleaned text is in LANGUAGES_WITH_CELLS_AS_HEADERS[Sanskrit]; cleaned text: Notes",
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    "केतु"
  ],
  "section": "Sanskrit",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "केतु",
  "trace": ""
}

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