As a Hindi name
दूर्वा · noun · feminine
दूब नाम की घास — Śabdasāgara
दूर्वा · dūrvā · s.f.
Panic grass (see dūb) — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 533
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
bent grass, panic grass, Dūrb grass, Panicum Dactylon, &c. (cf. ali-, gaṇḍa-, granthi-, mālā-).
Verified derivationMultiple readings (5)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "dūrvā" is the feminine form of "dūrva" — the same word with the feminine ending (nominative).
Dictionary citations
dūrvā f. (√ durv?) bent grass, panic grass, Dūrb grass, Panicum Dactylon, RV.; VS.; Br.; MBh. &c. (cf. ali-, gaṇḍa-, granthi-, mālā-).
dūrvā Bent grass, panic grass ( considered as a sacred article of worship and offered to deities &c.). Comp. — aṃkuraḥ a soft blade of Dūrvā grass; V. 3. 12.
dūrva m. N. of a prince who was son of Nṛpaṃ-jaya and father of Timi, BhP. ix, 22, 41.
Alternative readings
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