Note: the Hindi and Sanskrit paths disagree here — the Sanskrit dictionary reading is negative (“spirituous, liquor”) while the Hindi reading is not. Both are shown below; read them together before choosing.
As a Hindi name
Note: the Hindi and Sanskrit paths disagree here — the Sanskrit dictionary reading is negative (“spirituous, liquor”) while the Hindi reading is not. Both are shown below; read them together before choosing.
मोदिन् · modin · s.m.
= modī, q.v — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 1088
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
rejoicing, glad, cheerful
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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
modin mfn. rejoicing, glad, cheerful, MaitrUp.
(ifc.) gladdening, delighting, MBh.
modin a. [mud-ṇini] 1 Glad, pleased, cheerful. 2 Gladdening, delighting. — nī 1 N. of various plants (ajamodā, mallikā, yūthikā). 2 Musk. 3 An intoxicating or spirituous liquor.
Alternative readings
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