ghoṇā

Dictionary Definitions

[apte] 1 The nose; ghoṇonnataṃ mukhaṃ Mk. 9. 16. --2 The nose of a horse, snout (of a hog); ghurghurāyamāṇaghora- ghoṇana K. 78.

[mw] f. (= ghrāṇā; ifc. f (A). g. kroḍādi) the nose (also of a horse MBh. vi, 3390;) MBh.; Hariv. 12363; Mr2icch. ii, 13/14; Sus3r. 379,2 70157 f. the beak (of an owl) MBh. x, 38 379,2 70158 f. a kind of plant causing sneezing Npr. 045980 379,2 70159 m. having a snout that is divided at the end, a hog L. 045981 379,2 70160

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1 The nose; ghoṇonnataṃ mukhaṃ Mk. 9. 16. --2 The nose of a horse, snout (of a hog); ghurghurāyamāṇaghora- ghoṇana K. 78.

Corpus Profile

Part of Speech

NOUN

Total Occurrences

16

Texts Appeared In

11

DCS: name of a drama | Monier-Williams: a kind of plant causing sneezing, Npr.

Semantic Classification

Top Texts by Occurrence

1. Mahābhārata 3 18.8%
2. Buddhacarita 2 12.5%
3. Liṅgapurāṇa 2 12.5%
4. Skandapurāṇa (Revākhaṇḍa) 2 12.5%
5. Ānandakanda 1 6.2%

Concordance (Sample)

• Mahābhārata surface: ghoṇaḥ

  ya eṣa jāmbūnadaśuddhagauraḥ pracaṇḍaghoṇas tanur āyatākṣaḥ

• Mahābhārata surface: ghoṇam

  dīrghaghoṇaṃ mahoraskaṃ vikaṭodbaddhapiṇḍikam

• Liṅgapurāṇa surface: ghoṇam

  kālādityasamābhāsaṃ dīrghaghoṇaṃ mahāsvaram