As a deity name
Name 585 of the Ganesha Sahasranāma — Ganesha Purana (Upasana Khanda), as taught by Sage Vyasa / Lord Ganesha
As a Hindi name
में · feminine
bleat, baa, bleating (cry of a sheep)
मई · feminine
May
a Hindi word; it is not Sanskrit
“Onomatopoeic.” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
having a g˚, wearing a fillet
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (8)Why this matches what you typed
M3 · meaning shifts "mekhalāvat" is derived from "mekhalā" with the matup suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
mekhalā f. See below.
mekhalā f. a girdle, belt, zone (as worn by men or women, but esp. that worn by the men of the first three classes; accord. to Mn. ii, 42 that of a Brāhman ought to be of muñja [accord. to, ii, 169 = yajñopavīta, q.v.]; that of a Kṣatriya, of mūrvā; that of a Vaiśya, of śaṇa or hemp, IW. p. 240), AV. &c. &c.;
mekhalā—vat mfn. having a g˚, wearing a fillet, KātyŚr.
Gender counterpart
The kosha attests this stem in the feminine, the masculine, and the neuter — the same name serves without alteration.
Dictionary citations
mekhalā—vat mfn. having a g˚, wearing a fillet, KātyŚr.
mekhalā f. See below.
mekhalā f. a girdle, belt, zone (as worn by men or women, but esp. that worn by the men of the first three classes; accord. to Mn. ii, 42 that of a Brāhman ought to be of muñja [accord. to, ii, 169 = yajñopavīta, q.v.]; that of a Kṣatriya, of mūrvā; that of a Vaiśya, of śaṇa or hemp, IW. p. 240), AV. &c. &c.;
Alternative readings
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