As a Hindi name
पाणिज · noun · masculine
उँगली · नख । नाखून · नखी — Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
‘h˚-grown’, a finger-nail
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Dictionary citations
pāṇi—ja m. ‘h˚-grown’, a finger-nail, Gīt.
Unguis Odoratus, L.
pāṇija m. (-jaḥ) A finger nail. E. pāṇi the hand, jana to be born, aff. ḍa.
Alternative readings
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