As a Hindi name
दामनी · noun · feminine
रस्सी । रज्जु — Śabdasāgara
दामनी · noun · feminine
वह चौड़ा कपड़ा जो घोड़ों की पीठ पर डाला जाती है — Śabdasāgara
दामनी · dāmanī · s.f.
A number of ropes or strings (for tying cattle); a rope, &c. ( = dām, q.v.) — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 502
दामनी · dāmanī · adj.
Relating to the artemisia flower (see donā) — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 502
Cited formation "दामनी" is दाम + -नी: दाम means "price, value, cost", and the suffix -नी forms feminine of some nouns. CHD Basic Grammar App. II §5 — cited from the extracted rule table
Cited formation "दामनी" is दामा + -नी: दामा means "A rope, &c. ( = dām, q.v.)", and the suffix -नी forms feminine of some nouns. CHD Basic Grammar App. II §5 — cited from the extracted rule table — base gloss: Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago
Cited formation "दामनी" is दामन + -ई: दामन means "hem of a garment; skirt", and the suffix -ई forms abstract nouns (fem.). CHD Basic Grammar App. I §8(14) — cited from the extracted rule table
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
a long rope to which calves are tied by means of shorter ropes
Verified derivationMultiple readings (6)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "dāmanī" is the nominative dual of "dāmani" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M1 · same meaning "dāmanī" is the vocative dual of "dāman" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M1 · same meaning "dāmanī" is the feminine form of "dāmana" — the same word with the feminine ending, recorded by the dictionary's own gender marker on that entry.
M3 · meaning shifts "dāmana" is derived from "dāman" with the aṇ suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
1. dāman m. a giver, donor, RV.
a liberal man, MBh. xii, 3479
dāmana mf(ī)n. (fr. damana) relating to the Artemisia flower.
dāmana mfn. (-naḥ-nī-naṃ) Relating to the Dona or Artemisia flower. E. dāmana, and aṇ aff.
Related forms
Dictionary citations
dā˚manī f. (ifc. also ˚nīka) a long rope to which calves are tied by means of shorter ropes, Hariv.
dāmanī A foot-rope.
dāmanī f. (-nī) A string, a rope, especially for typing cattle. E. dāman as above, aṇ and ṅīṣ affs.
dāmani m. patr. fr. damana pl. N. of a warrior tribe, Pāṇ. v, 3, 116
1. dāman m. a giver, donor, RV.
a liberal man, MBh. xii, 3479
dāmana mf(ī)n. (fr. damana) relating to the Artemisia flower.
dāmana mfn. (-naḥ-nī-naṃ) Relating to the Dona or Artemisia flower. E. dāmana, and aṇ aff.
Alternative readings
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