kuhu

Dictionary Definitions

[mw] m. N. of a particular weight Hcat. 299,1 53757 f. (= 1. kuhu) the new moon Pa1n2.; Siddh. 035880 299,1 53758

[mw] ind. onomat. from the cry of the Kolika, &c, only in comp. 299,1 53759 ind. cf. 2. kuhū. 035881 299,1 53759.1 m. the cry of the Kokila MBh. xv, 724. 035882 299,1 53760

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m. N. of a particular weight Hcat. 299,1 53757 f. (= 1. kuhu) the new moon Pa1n2.; Siddh. 035880 299,1 53758

Corpus Profile

Part of Speech

NOUN

Total Occurrences

50

Texts Appeared In

25

DCS: going; motion | Monier-Williams: 2. kuhU ind. = 2. kuhu .

Semantic Classification

Top Texts by Occurrence

1. Matsyapurāṇa 11 22.0%
2. Aitareyabrāhmaṇa 4 8.0%
3. Mahābhārata 4 8.0%
4. Garuḍapurāṇa 3 6.0%
5. Vaikhānasagṛhyasūtra 3 6.0%

Concordance (Sample)

• Vārāhagṛhyasūtra surface: kuhvai

  atha pravadane kanyāmupavasitāṃ snātāṃ saśiraskām ahatenācchinnadaśena vāsasā sa

• Toḍalatantra surface: kuhūś

  kuhūś ca śaṅkhinī caiva gāndhārī hastijihvikā

• Matsyapurāṇa surface: kuhūḥ

  upadānavī mayasyāsīt tathā mandodarī kuhūḥ