As a Hindi name
षाण्मासिक
six-monthly, half-yearly
Śabdasāgara also records: मृतक संबंधी एक कृत्य जो किसी की मृत्यु के छह् महीने पीछे जाता है । छमसी । छमासी
a Hindi word, a tatsama: the Sanskrit word borrowed unchanged into Hindi षाण्मासिक — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Borrowed from Sanskrit षाण्मासिक (ṣāṇmāsika), equal to षण्मास (ṣaṇmās, “six months”) + -इक (-ik).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
ṣāṇmāsika mf(ī)n. (fr. ṣaṇmāsa) six-monthly, half-yearly, six months old, of six months' standing, lasting six months, Mn.; MBh. &c. (cf. ṣaṇ-, māsika)
ṣāṇmāsika m. N. of a poet, Cat.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
(fr. ṣaṇmāsa) six-monthly, half-yearly, six months old, of six months' standing, lasting six months, &c. (cf. ṣaṇ-, māsika)
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Gender counterpart
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Dictionary citations
ṣāṇmāsika mf(ī)n. (fr. ṣaṇmāsa) six-monthly, half-yearly, six months old, of six months' standing, lasting six months, Mn.; MBh. &c. (cf. ṣaṇ-, māsika)
ṣāṇmāsika m. N. of a poet, Cat.
ṣāṇmāsika a. (kī f.) Six monthly, half-yearly. 2 Six months’ old; mauktikānāṃ ṣāṇmāsikānāṃ Vb. 1. 17.
ṣāṇmāsika mfn. (-kaḥ-kī-kaṃ) Of or relating to six months, half yearly, &c. E. ṣaṇmāsa, and ṭhañ aff.
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