As a deity name
Name 673 of the Hanuman Sahasranāma — Rasvin Samhita / Brahmanda Purana, as taught by Lord Ram / Sages
Name 942 of the Hanuman Sahasranāma — Rasvin Samhita / Brahmanda Purana, as taught by Lord Ram / Sages
Name 814 of the Rama Sahasranāma — Padma Purana / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
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
id. (ifc. = wearing a girdle of)
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Gender counterpart
The kosha attests this stem in the feminine, the masculine, and the neuter — the same name serves without alteration.
Dictionary citations
mekhalin mfn. id. (ifc. = wearing a girdle of), MBh.; Hariv.
mekhalin m. a Brāhmanical student or Brahmacārin, MBh. (gen. pl. ˚līnām B.)
N. of Śiva, Śivag.
mekhalin m. 1 An epithet of Śiva. 2 A religious student, a Brahmachārin, q. v.
mekhalin mfn. (-lī-linī-li) Wearing a girdle. m. (-lī) A youth of the Brahman tribe, who previous to his marriage wears a girdle suited to his caste. E. mekhalā, and ini aff.
Alternative readings
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