As a Hindi name
माञ्जिष्ठ · mānjishṭha · adj.
(f. -ā, or -ī), Of the colour of madder, red — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 985
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
dyed with madder, red as m˚, &c.
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Gender counterpart
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Dictionary citations
māñjiṣṭha mfn. (fr. mañjiṣṭhā) dyed with madder, red as m˚, GṛS.; R. &c.
māñjiṣṭha n. red, red colour, W.
māñjiṣṭha mfn. (-ṣṭhaḥ-ṣṭhī-ṣṭhaṃ) Of a red colour. n. (-ṣṭhaṃ) Red, the colour. E. mañjiṣṭhā madder, used as a red dye, and aṇ aff.
Alternative readings
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