As a deity name
Name 308 of the Durga Sahasranāma — Kula Arnava Tantra / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
As a Hindi name
षट्कोण · masculine
hexagon (six-sided shape)
Śabdasāgara also records: छह् कोनोंवाला । छह्कोना । छह्पहला
a Hindi word, a tatsama: the Sanskrit word borrowed unchanged into Hindi षट्कोण — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Borrowed from Sanskrit षट्कोण (ṣaṭkoṇa). By surface analysis, bahuvrīhi compound of षट् (ṣaṭ, “six”) + कोण (koṇ, “angle, corner”).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
ṣaṭ—koṇa mfn. six-angled
ṣaṭ—koṇa n. a six-angled figure, RāmatUp.; Pañcar.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
a six-angled figure
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Gender counterpart
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Dictionary citations
ṣaṭ—koṇa mfn. six-angled
ṣaṭ—koṇa n. a six-angled figure, RāmatUp.; Pañcar.
the thunderbolt of Indra, L.
a diamond, L.
the sixth astrological house, L.
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