As a deity name
Name 16 of the Durga Sahasranāma — Kula Arnava Tantra / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
As a Hindi name
No reading on this path — this spelling has no entry in our Hindi sources, and no near neighbour is attested there either. We say so rather than invent one.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
Recorded as a personal name: a country
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (3)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "hiṅgulā" is the feminine form of "hiṅgula" — the same word with the feminine ending (nominative).
Dictionary citations
hiṅgulā (ā), f., see below
hiṅgulā f. N. of a country, VāmP.
of the tutelary deity of the Dadhi-parṇas, Cat.
hiṅgula m. n. a preparation of mercury with sulphur, vermilion, VarBṛS.
hiṅgula m. (-laḥ) Vermilion. f. (-lī) The egg-plant, (Solanum melongena). E. hiṅgu asafoetida, snā to take or give, aff. ka.
Alternative readings
More than one analysis survives full verification. That ambiguity is real, so we show every reading rather than pick one silently.
Caveats
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