As a deity name
Name 329 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
a shell-like neck (i.e. one marked with three lines, cf. above)
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (2)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "kambugrīvā" is the feminine form of "kambugrīva" — the same word with the feminine ending (nominative).
Dictionary citations
kambu—grīvā f. a shell-like neck (i.e. one marked with three lines, cf. above), L.
kambugrīvā f. (-vā) A neck marked with three lines like a shell, and considered to be indicative of exalted fortune. E. kambu a shell, and grīvā the neck.
kambu—grīva mf(ā)n. = -kaṇṭha above, MBh.; R. &c.
kambu—grīva m. ‘shell-neck’, N. of a tortoise, Pañcat.
Alternative readings
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Caveats
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