As a Hindi name
रीढ़ · noun · feminine
पीठ के बीचोबीच की वह खड़ी हड्डी जो दर्दन से कमर तक जाती है और जिससे पसलियाँ मिली हुई रहती हैं । मेरुदंड — Śabdasāgara
रीढ़ · rīṛh · s.f.
The back-bone, spine — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 611
रीढ़ · rīṛh · s.f.
Emulation, rivalry, &c. ( = rīs, q.v.) — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 611
रीढ़ · feminine
spine, backbone; foundation, backbone
a Hindi word, derived from the Sanskrit रीढक — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“From Sanskrit रीढक (rīḍhaka).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
rīḍhaka m. (√ rih?) the back-bone, L.
rīḍhaka m. (-kaḥ) The backbone. E. riha to hurt, aff. kta, and the vowel made long, rīḍha, kan added.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
licked (see a-rīḍha)
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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
rīḍha mfn. licked (see a-rīḍha), RV.
rīḍha See under √ rih above.
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