As a Hindi name
पाणिघात · noun · masculine
थप्पड़ । मुक्का । चपत । घूँसा · मुक्केवाज । घूंसेबाज (को॰) · घूँसेबाजी । मुक्की (को॰) — Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
a blow with the h˚
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Dictionary citations
pāṇi—ghāta m. a blow with the h˚, Siddh.
a boxer, W.
pāṇighāta m. (-taḥ) 1 Striking with the hands, boxing. 2 A boxer, or one who strikes with his hand. E. pāṇi the hand, and ghāta blow.
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