मेखला

Sanskrit

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /mɐj.kʰɐ.lɑː/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈmeː.kʰɐ.l̪ɑː/

Noun

मेखला • (mekhalā) stem, f

1. belt, girdle (of men and women)
2. girth (of horses)
3. (Hinduism) the triple girdle of the three twice-born castes
4. zone
5. investiture with the girdle
6. slope (of a mountain)

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of मेखला (mekhalā)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	मेखला mekhalā	मेखले mekhale	मेखलाः mekhalāḥ
Vocative	मेखले mekhale	मेखले mekhale	मेखलाः mekhalāḥ
Accusative	मेखलाम् mekhalām	मेखले mekhale	मेखलाः mekhalāḥ
Instrumental	मेखलया / मेखला¹ mekhalayā / mekhalā¹	मेखलाभ्याम् mekhalābhyām	मेखलाभिः mekhalābhiḥ
Dative	मेखलायै mekhalāyai	मेखलाभ्याम् mekhalābhyām	मेखलाभ्यः mekhalābhyaḥ
Ablative	मेखलायाः / मेखलायै² mekhalāyāḥ / mekhalāyai²	मेखलाभ्याम् mekhalābhyām	मेखलाभ्यः mekhalābhyaḥ
Genitive	मेखलायाः / मेखलायै² mekhalāyāḥ / mekhalāyai²	मेखलयोः mekhalayoḥ	मेखलानाम् mekhalānām
Locative	मेखलायाम् mekhalāyām	मेखलयोः mekhalayoḥ	मेखलासु mekhalāsu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

• → Assamese: মেখেলা (mekhela)
• → Tamil: மேகலை (mēkalai)

References

• Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893) “मेखला”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press