See शङ्ख in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
{
"derived": [
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"roman": "śaṅkhaka",
"word": "शङ्खक"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"roman": "śaṅkhapāṇi",
"word": "शङ्खपाणि"
}
],
"descendants": [
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "pi",
"2": "saṅkha"
},
"expansion": "Pali: saṅkha",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Pali: saṅkha"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "pra",
"2": "𑀲𑀗𑁆𑀔"
},
"expansion": "Prakrit: 𑀲𑀗𑁆𑀔 (saṅkha)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Prakrit: 𑀲𑀗𑁆𑀔 (saṅkha)"
},
{
"depth": 2,
"templates": [],
"text": "Central:"
},
{
"depth": 3,
"templates": [],
"text": "Hindustani: saṅkh"
},
{
"depth": 4,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "hi",
"2": "शंख",
"tr": "-"
},
"expansion": "Hindi: शंख",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Hindi: शंख"
},
{
"depth": 4,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "ur",
"2": "سَنکھ",
"tr": "-"
},
"expansion": "Urdu: سَنکھ",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Urdu: سَنکھ"
},
{
"depth": 2,
"templates": [],
"text": "Eastern:"
},
{
"depth": 3,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "as",
"2": "শাঁক"
},
"expansion": "Assamese: শাঁক (xãk)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Assamese: শাঁক (xãk)"
},
{
"depth": 3,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "bn",
"2": "শাঁখ"
},
"expansion": "Bengali: শাঁখ (śãkh)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Bengali: শাঁখ (śãkh)"
},
{
"depth": 3,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "or",
"2": "ସଂଖା"
},
"expansion": "Odia: ସଂଖା (saṅkhā)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Odia: ସଂଖା (saṅkhā)"
},
{
"depth": 2,
"templates": [],
"text": "Northern:"
},
{
"depth": 3,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "kfy",
"2": "साँख",
"3": "साँक",
"tr1": "sā̃kh",
"tr2": "sā̃k"
},
"expansion": "Kumaoni: साँख (sā̃kh), साँक (sā̃k)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Kumaoni: साँख (sā̃kh), साँक (sā̃k)"
},
{
"depth": 2,
"templates": [],
"text": "Northwestern:"
},
{
"depth": 3,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "pa",
"2": "-"
},
"expansion": "Punjabi:",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Punjabi: saṉkh (\"one hundred quadrillion\")"
},
{
"depth": 3,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "pa",
"2": "ਸੰਖ",
"sclb": "1",
"tr": "-"
},
"expansion": "Gurmukhi script: ਸੰਖ",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Gurmukhi script: ਸੰਖ"
},
{
"depth": 3,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "pa",
"2": "سنکھ",
"sclb": "1",
"tr": "-"
},
"expansion": "Shahmukhi script: سنکھ",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Shahmukhi script: سنکھ"
},
{
"depth": 3,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "pa",
"2": "-"
},
"expansion": "Punjabi:",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Punjabi: saṉgh (\"conch\")"
},
{
"depth": 3,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "pa",
"2": "ਸੰਘ",
"sclb": "1",
"tr": "-"
},
"expansion": "Gurmukhi script: ਸੰਘ",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Gurmukhi script: ਸੰਘ"
},
{
"depth": 3,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "pa",
"2": "سنگھ",
"sclb": "1",
"tr": "-"
},
"expansion": "Shahmukhi script: سنگھ",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Shahmukhi script: سنگھ"
},
{
"depth": 3,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "sd",
"2": "-"
},
"expansion": "Sindhi:",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Sindhi: saṅghī"
},
{
"depth": 3,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "sd",
"2": "سَنگهِي",
"sclb": "1"
},
"expansion": "Arabic script: سَنگهِي",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Arabic script: سَنگهِي"
},
{
"depth": 3,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "sd",
"2": "संघी",
"sclb": "1"
},
"expansion": "Devanagari script: संघी",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Devanagari script: संघी"
},
{
"depth": 2,
"templates": [],
"text": "Southern:"
},
{
"depth": 3,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "dv",
"2": "ސަންގު"
},
"expansion": "Dhivehi: ސަންގު (san̊gu)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Dhivehi: ސަންގު (san̊gu)"
},
{
"depth": 3,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "si",
"2": "සක"
},
"expansion": "Sinhalese: සක (saka)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Sinhalese: සක (saka)"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "kn",
"2": "ಶಂಖ",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Kannada: ಶಂಖ (śaṅkha)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Kannada: ಶಂಖ (śaṅkha)"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "ml",
"2": "ചങ്ക്",
"3": "ശംഖ്",
"4": "ശംഖം",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Malayalam: ചങ്ക് (caṅkŭ), ശംഖ് (śaṅkhŭ), ശംഖം (śaṅkhaṁ)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Malayalam: ചങ്ക് (caṅkŭ), ശംഖ് (śaṅkhŭ), ശംഖം (śaṅkhaṁ)"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "ta",
"2": "சங்கு",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Tamil: சங்கு (caṅku)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Tamil: சங்கு (caṅku)"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "te",
"2": "శంఖము",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Telugu: శంఖము (śaṅkhamu)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Telugu: శంఖము (śaṅkhamu)"
}
],
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "sa",
"2": "ine-pro",
"3": "",
"4": "*ḱóngʰ-os"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *ḱóngʰ-os",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "grc",
"2": "κόγχος"
},
"expansion": "Ancient Greek κόγχος (kónkhos)",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "Apparently from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóngʰ-os with unexplained devoicing of the velar stop; doubtfully connected to Ancient Greek κόγχος (kónkhos).",
"forms": [
{
"form": "śaṅkhá",
"tags": [
"romanization"
]
},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "sa-decl-noun-m",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "शङ्खः",
"roman": "śaṅkháḥ",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "शङ्खौ",
"roman": "śaṅkhaú",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dual",
"nominative"
]
},
{
"form": "शङ्खा1",
"roman": "śaṅkhā́1",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dual",
"nominative"
]
},
{
"form": "शङ्खाः",
"roman": "śaṅkhā́ḥ",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "शङ्खासः1",
"roman": "śaṅkhā́saḥ1",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "शङ्खम्",
"roman": "śaṅkhám",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "शङ्खौ",
"roman": "śaṅkhaú",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"dual"
]
},
{
"form": "शङ्खा1",
"roman": "śaṅkhā́1",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"dual"
]
},
{
"form": "शङ्खान्",
"roman": "śaṅkhā́n",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "शङ्खेन",
"roman": "śaṅkhéna",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instrumental",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "शङ्खाभ्याम्",
"roman": "śaṅkhā́bhyām",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dual",
"instrumental"
]
},
{
"form": "शङ्खैः",
"roman": "śaṅkhaíḥ",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instrumental",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "शङ्खेभिः1",
"roman": "śaṅkhébhiḥ1",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instrumental",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "शङ्खाय",
"roman": "śaṅkhā́ya",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "शङ्खाभ्याम्",
"roman": "śaṅkhā́bhyām",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"dual"
]
},
{
"form": "शङ्खेभ्यः",
"roman": "śaṅkhébhyaḥ",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "शङ्खात्",
"roman": "śaṅkhā́t",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"ablative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "शङ्खाभ्याम्",
"roman": "śaṅkhā́bhyām",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"ablative",
"dual"
]
},
{
"form": "शङ्खेभ्यः",
"roman": "śaṅkhébhyaḥ",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"ablative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "शङ्खस्य",
"roman": "śaṅkhásya",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "शङ्खयोः",
"roman": "śaṅkháyoḥ",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dual",
"genitive"
]
},
{
"form": "शङ्खानाम्",
"roman": "śaṅkhā́nām",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "शङ्खे",
"roman": "śaṅkhé",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"locative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "शङ्खयोः",
"roman": "śaṅkháyoḥ",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dual",
"locative"
]
},
{
"form": "शङ्खेषु",
"roman": "śaṅkhéṣu",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"locative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "शङ्ख",
"roman": "śáṅkha",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"singular",
"vocative"
]
},
{
"form": "शङ्खौ",
"roman": "śáṅkhau",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dual",
"vocative"
]
},
{
"form": "शङ्खा1",
"roman": "śáṅkhā1",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dual",
"vocative"
]
},
{
"form": "शङ्खाः",
"roman": "śáṅkhāḥ",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"plural",
"vocative"
]
},
{
"form": "शङ्खासः1",
"roman": "śáṅkhāsaḥ1",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"plural",
"vocative"
]
},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "sa-decl-noun-n",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "शङ्खम्",
"roman": "śaṅkhám",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "शङ्खे",
"roman": "śaṅkhé",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dual",
"nominative"
]
},
{
"form": "शङ्खानि",
"roman": "śaṅkhā́ni",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "शङ्खा1",
"roman": "śaṅkhā́1",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "शङ्खम्",
"roman": "śaṅkhám",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "शङ्खे",
"roman": "śaṅkhé",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"dual"
]
},
{
"form": "शङ्खानि",
"roman": "śaṅkhā́ni",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "शङ्खा1",
"roman": "śaṅkhā́1",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "शङ्खेन",
"roman": "śaṅkhéna",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instrumental",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "शङ्खाभ्याम्",
"roman": "śaṅkhā́bhyām",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dual",
"instrumental"
]
},
{
"form": "शङ्खैः",
"roman": "śaṅkhaíḥ",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instrumental",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "शङ्खेभिः1",
"roman": "śaṅkhébhiḥ1",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instrumental",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "शङ्खाय",
"roman": "śaṅkhā́ya",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "शङ्खाभ्याम्",
"roman": "śaṅkhā́bhyām",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"dual"
]
},
{
"form": "शङ्खेभ्यः",
"roman": "śaṅkhébhyaḥ",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "शङ्खात्",
"roman": "śaṅkhā́t",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"ablative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "शङ्खाभ्याम्",
"roman": "śaṅkhā́bhyām",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"ablative",
"dual"
]
},
{
"form": "शङ्खेभ्यः",
"roman": "śaṅkhébhyaḥ",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"ablative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "शङ्खस्य",
"roman": "śaṅkhásya",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "शङ्खयोः",
"roman": "śaṅkháyoḥ",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dual",
"genitive"
]
},
{
"form": "शङ्खानाम्",
"roman": "śaṅkhā́nām",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "शङ्खे",
"roman": "śaṅkhé",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"locative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "शङ्खयोः",
"roman": "śaṅkháyoḥ",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dual",
"locative"
]
},
{
"form": "शङ्खेषु",
"roman": "śaṅkhéṣu",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"locative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "शङ्ख",
"roman": "śáṅkha",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"singular",
"vocative"
]
},
{
"form": "शङ्खे",
"roman": "śáṅkhe",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dual",
"vocative"
]
},
{
"form": "शङ्खानि",
"roman": "śáṅkhāni",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"plural",
"vocative"
]
},
{
"form": "शङ्खा1",
"roman": "śáṅkhā1",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"plural",
"vocative"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"g": "mn",
"tr": "śaṅkhá"
},
"expansion": "शङ्ख • (śaṅkhá) stem, m or n",
"name": "sa-noun"
}
],
"inflection_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "śaṅkhá"
},
"name": "sa-decl-noun-m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "śaṅkhá"
},
"name": "sa-decl-noun-n"
}
],
"lang": "Sanskrit",
"lang_code": "sa",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "88 12",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with 1 entry",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "79 21",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with entries",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "79 21",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "76 24",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Sanskrit links with redundant alt parameters",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "78 22",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "81 19",
"kind": "other",
"langcode": "sa",
"name": "Musical instruments",
"orig": "sa:Musical instruments",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"glosses": [
"a shell, (especially) the conch-shell (used for making libations of water or as an ornament for the arms or for the temples of an elephant ; a conch-shell perforated at one end is also used as a wind instrument or horn; in the battles of epic poetry, each hero being represented as provided with a conch-shell which serves as his horn or trumpet and often has a name)"
],
"id": "en-शङ्ख-sa-noun-hQq0y-1q",
"links": [
[
"shell",
"shell"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"a particularly high number (said to equal hundred of billions)"
],
"id": "en-शङ्ख-sa-noun-A46cu~ww"
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ɕɐŋ.kʰɐ́/",
"tags": [
"Vedic"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ɕɐŋ.kʰɐ/",
"tags": [
"Classical-Sanskrit"
]
}
],
"word": "शङ्ख"
}
{
"categories": [
"Pages with 1 entry",
"Pages with entries",
"Sanskrit a-stem nouns",
"Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header",
"Sanskrit lemmas",
"Sanskrit links with redundant alt parameters",
"Sanskrit masculine nouns",
"Sanskrit neuter nouns",
"Sanskrit nouns",
"Sanskrit nouns in Devanagari script",
"Sanskrit nouns with multiple genders",
"Sanskrit terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
"Sanskrit terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
"Sanskrit terms with IPA pronunciation",
"Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
"sa:Musical instruments"
],
"derived": [
{
"roman": "śaṅkhaka",
"word": "शङ्खक"
},
{
"roman": "śaṅkhapāṇi",
"word": "शङ्खपाणि"
}
],
"descendants": [
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "pi",
"2": "saṅkha"
},
"expansion": "Pali: saṅkha",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Pali: saṅkha"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "pra",
"2": "𑀲𑀗𑁆𑀔"
},
"expansion": "Prakrit: 𑀲𑀗𑁆𑀔 (saṅkha)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Prakrit: 𑀲𑀗𑁆𑀔 (saṅkha)"
},
{
"depth": 2,
"templates": [],
"text": "Central:"
},
{
"depth": 3,
"templates": [],
"text": "Hindustani: saṅkh"
},
{
"depth": 4,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "hi",
"2": "शंख",
"tr": "-"
},
"expansion": "Hindi: शंख",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Hindi: शंख"
},
{
"depth": 4,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "ur",
"2": "سَنکھ",
"tr": "-"
},
"expansion": "Urdu: سَنکھ",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Urdu: سَنکھ"
},
{
"depth": 2,
"templates": [],
"text": "Eastern:"
},
{
"depth": 3,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "as",
"2": "শাঁক"
},
"expansion": "Assamese: শাঁক (xãk)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Assamese: শাঁক (xãk)"
},
{
"depth": 3,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "bn",
"2": "শাঁখ"
},
"expansion": "Bengali: শাঁখ (śãkh)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Bengali: শাঁখ (śãkh)"
},
{
"depth": 3,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "or",
"2": "ସଂଖା"
},
"expansion": "Odia: ସଂଖା (saṅkhā)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Odia: ସଂଖା (saṅkhā)"
},
{
"depth": 2,
"templates": [],
"text": "Northern:"
},
{
"depth": 3,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "kfy",
"2": "साँख",
"3": "साँक",
"tr1": "sā̃kh",
"tr2": "sā̃k"
},
"expansion": "Kumaoni: साँख (sā̃kh), साँक (sā̃k)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Kumaoni: साँख (sā̃kh), साँक (sā̃k)"
},
{
"depth": 2,
"templates": [],
"text": "Northwestern:"
},
{
"depth": 3,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "pa",
"2": "-"
},
"expansion": "Punjabi:",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Punjabi: saṉkh (\"one hundred quadrillion\")"
},
{
"depth": 3,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "pa",
"2": "ਸੰਖ",
"sclb": "1",
"tr": "-"
},
"expansion": "Gurmukhi script: ਸੰਖ",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Gurmukhi script: ਸੰਖ"
},
{
"depth": 3,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "pa",
"2": "سنکھ",
"sclb": "1",
"tr": "-"
},
"expansion": "Shahmukhi script: سنکھ",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Shahmukhi script: سنکھ"
},
{
"depth": 3,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "pa",
"2": "-"
},
"expansion": "Punjabi:",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Punjabi: saṉgh (\"conch\")"
},
{
"depth": 3,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "pa",
"2": "ਸੰਘ",
"sclb": "1",
"tr": "-"
},
"expansion": "Gurmukhi script: ਸੰਘ",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Gurmukhi script: ਸੰਘ"
},
{
"depth": 3,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "pa",
"2": "سنگھ",
"sclb": "1",
"tr": "-"
},
"expansion": "Shahmukhi script: سنگھ",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Shahmukhi script: سنگھ"
},
{
"depth": 3,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "sd",
"2": "-"
},
"expansion": "Sindhi:",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Sindhi: saṅghī"
},
{
"depth": 3,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "sd",
"2": "سَنگهِي",
"sclb": "1"
},
"expansion": "Arabic script: سَنگهِي",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Arabic script: سَنگهِي"
},
{
"depth": 3,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "sd",
"2": "संघी",
"sclb": "1"
},
"expansion": "Devanagari script: संघी",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Devanagari script: संघी"
},
{
"depth": 2,
"templates": [],
"text": "Southern:"
},
{
"depth": 3,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "dv",
"2": "ސަންގު"
},
"expansion": "Dhivehi: ސަންގު (san̊gu)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Dhivehi: ސަންގު (san̊gu)"
},
{
"depth": 3,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "si",
"2": "සක"
},
"expansion": "Sinhalese: සක (saka)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Sinhalese: සක (saka)"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "kn",
"2": "ಶಂಖ",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Kannada: ಶಂಖ (śaṅkha)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Kannada: ಶಂಖ (śaṅkha)"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "ml",
"2": "ചങ്ക്",
"3": "ശംഖ്",
"4": "ശംഖം",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Malayalam: ചങ്ക് (caṅkŭ), ശംഖ് (śaṅkhŭ), ശംഖം (śaṅkhaṁ)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Malayalam: ചങ്ക് (caṅkŭ), ശംഖ് (śaṅkhŭ), ശംഖം (śaṅkhaṁ)"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "ta",
"2": "சங்கு",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Tamil: சங்கு (caṅku)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Tamil: சங்கு (caṅku)"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "te",
"2": "శంఖము",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Telugu: శంఖము (śaṅkhamu)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Telugu: శంఖము (śaṅkhamu)"
}
],
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "sa",
"2": "ine-pro",
"3": "",
"4": "*ḱóngʰ-os"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *ḱóngʰ-os",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "grc",
"2": "κόγχος"
},
"expansion": "Ancient Greek κόγχος (kónkhos)",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "Apparently from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóngʰ-os with unexplained devoicing of the velar stop; doubtfully connected to Ancient Greek κόγχος (kónkhos).",
"forms": [
{
"form": "śaṅkhá",
"tags": [
"romanization"
]
},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "sa-decl-noun-m",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "शङ्खः",
"roman": "śaṅkháḥ",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "शङ्खौ",
"roman": "śaṅkhaú",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dual",
"nominative"
]
},
{
"form": "शङ्खा1",
"roman": "śaṅkhā́1",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dual",
"nominative"
]
},
{
"form": "शङ्खाः",
"roman": "śaṅkhā́ḥ",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "शङ्खासः1",
"roman": "śaṅkhā́saḥ1",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "शङ्खम्",
"roman": "śaṅkhám",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "शङ्खौ",
"roman": "śaṅkhaú",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"dual"
]
},
{
"form": "शङ्खा1",
"roman": "śaṅkhā́1",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"dual"
]
},
{
"form": "शङ्खान्",
"roman": "śaṅkhā́n",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "शङ्खेन",
"roman": "śaṅkhéna",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instrumental",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "शङ्खाभ्याम्",
"roman": "śaṅkhā́bhyām",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dual",
"instrumental"
]
},
{
"form": "शङ्खैः",
"roman": "śaṅkhaíḥ",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instrumental",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "शङ्खेभिः1",
"roman": "śaṅkhébhiḥ1",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instrumental",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "शङ्खाय",
"roman": "śaṅkhā́ya",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "शङ्खाभ्याम्",
"roman": "śaṅkhā́bhyām",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"dual"
]
},
{
"form": "शङ्खेभ्यः",
"roman": "śaṅkhébhyaḥ",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "शङ्खात्",
"roman": "śaṅkhā́t",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"ablative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "शङ्खाभ्याम्",
"roman": "śaṅkhā́bhyām",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"ablative",
"dual"
]
},
{
"form": "शङ्खेभ्यः",
"roman": "śaṅkhébhyaḥ",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"ablative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "शङ्खस्य",
"roman": "śaṅkhásya",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "शङ्खयोः",
"roman": "śaṅkháyoḥ",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dual",
"genitive"
]
},
{
"form": "शङ्खानाम्",
"roman": "śaṅkhā́nām",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "शङ्खे",
"roman": "śaṅkhé",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"locative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "शङ्खयोः",
"roman": "śaṅkháyoḥ",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dual",
"locative"
]
},
{
"form": "शङ्खेषु",
"roman": "śaṅkhéṣu",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"locative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "शङ्ख",
"roman": "śáṅkha",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"singular",
"vocative"
]
},
{
"form": "शङ्खौ",
"roman": "śáṅkhau",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dual",
"vocative"
]
},
{
"form": "शङ्खा1",
"roman": "śáṅkhā1",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dual",
"vocative"
]
},
{
"form": "शङ्खाः",
"roman": "śáṅkhāḥ",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"plural",
"vocative"
]
},
{
"form": "शङ्खासः1",
"roman": "śáṅkhāsaḥ1",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"plural",
"vocative"
]
},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "sa-decl-noun-n",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "शङ्खम्",
"roman": "śaṅkhám",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "शङ्खे",
"roman": "śaṅkhé",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dual",
"nominative"
]
},
{
"form": "शङ्खानि",
"roman": "śaṅkhā́ni",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "शङ्खा1",
"roman": "śaṅkhā́1",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "शङ्खम्",
"roman": "śaṅkhám",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "शङ्खे",
"roman": "śaṅkhé",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"dual"
]
},
{
"form": "शङ्खानि",
"roman": "śaṅkhā́ni",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "शङ्खा1",
"roman": "śaṅkhā́1",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "शङ्खेन",
"roman": "śaṅkhéna",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instrumental",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "शङ्खाभ्याम्",
"roman": "śaṅkhā́bhyām",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dual",
"instrumental"
]
},
{
"form": "शङ्खैः",
"roman": "śaṅkhaíḥ",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instrumental",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "शङ्खेभिः1",
"roman": "śaṅkhébhiḥ1",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instrumental",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "शङ्खाय",
"roman": "śaṅkhā́ya",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "शङ्खाभ्याम्",
"roman": "śaṅkhā́bhyām",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"dual"
]
},
{
"form": "शङ्खेभ्यः",
"roman": "śaṅkhébhyaḥ",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "शङ्खात्",
"roman": "śaṅkhā́t",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"ablative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "शङ्खाभ्याम्",
"roman": "śaṅkhā́bhyām",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"ablative",
"dual"
]
},
{
"form": "शङ्खेभ्यः",
"roman": "śaṅkhébhyaḥ",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"ablative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "शङ्खस्य",
"roman": "śaṅkhásya",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "शङ्खयोः",
"roman": "śaṅkháyoḥ",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dual",
"genitive"
]
},
{
"form": "शङ्खानाम्",
"roman": "śaṅkhā́nām",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "शङ्खे",
"roman": "śaṅkhé",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"locative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "शङ्खयोः",
"roman": "śaṅkháyoḥ",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dual",
"locative"
]
},
{
"form": "शङ्खेषु",
"roman": "śaṅkhéṣu",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"locative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "शङ्ख",
"roman": "śáṅkha",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"singular",
"vocative"
]
},
{
"form": "शङ्खे",
"roman": "śáṅkhe",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dual",
"vocative"
]
},
{
"form": "शङ्खानि",
"roman": "śáṅkhāni",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"plural",
"vocative"
]
},
{
"form": "शङ्खा1",
"roman": "śáṅkhā1",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"plural",
"vocative"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"g": "mn",
"tr": "śaṅkhá"
},
"expansion": "शङ्ख • (śaṅkhá) stem, m or n",
"name": "sa-noun"
}
],
"inflection_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "śaṅkhá"
},
"name": "sa-decl-noun-m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "śaṅkhá"
},
"name": "sa-decl-noun-n"
}
],
"lang": "Sanskrit",
"lang_code": "sa",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"glosses": [
"a shell, (especially) the conch-shell (used for making libations of water or as an ornament for the arms or for the temples of an elephant ; a conch-shell perforated at one end is also used as a wind instrument or horn; in the battles of epic poetry, each hero being represented as provided with a conch-shell which serves as his horn or trumpet and often has a name)"
],
"links": [
[
"shell",
"shell"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"a particularly high number (said to equal hundred of billions)"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ɕɐŋ.kʰɐ́/",
"tags": [
"Vedic"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ɕɐŋ.kʰɐ/",
"tags": [
"Classical-Sanskrit"
]
}
],
"word": "शङ्ख"
}
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