As a Hindi name
नूपुर · noun · masculine
पैर में पहनने का स्त्रियों का एक गहना । पैंजनी । घुँघुरू · नगण के पहले भेद का नाम · इक्ष्वाकुवंशीय एक राजा — Śabdasāgara
नूपुर · nūpur · s.m.
& f. A kind of tinkling ornament for the ankles and toes (it consists of a hollowed ring, about a finger and a half in breadth, containing tiny bells, or bits of copper or iron of the size of a vetch, which cause it to tinkle) — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 1158
नूपुर · feminine
a female given name, Nupur, from Sanskrit
नूपुर · feminine,masculine
A hollow anklet consisting of tiny bells or bits of metal that tinkle; nupur; anklet.
a Hindi word, a tatsama: the Sanskrit word borrowed unchanged into Hindi नूपुर — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Borrowed from Sanskrit नूपुर (nūpura).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
nūpura m. n. (ifc. f(ā). ) an ornament for the toes or ankles or feet, an anklet, MBh.; Kāv. &c.
nūpura m. N. of a descendant of Ikṣvāku, L.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
an ornament for the toes or ankles or feet, an anklet, &c.
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Gender counterpart
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Dictionary citations
nūpura m. n. (ifc. f(ā). ) an ornament for the toes or ankles or feet, an anklet, MBh.; Kāv. &c.
nūpura m. N. of a descendant of Ikṣvāku, L.
nūpura mn. (-raḥ-raṃ) An ornament for the toes and feet. E. ṇu to praise or be praised. aff. kvip, nū an ornament, pura to precede, aff. ka.
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