As a deity name
Name 219 of the Ganesha Sahasranāma — Ganesha Purana (Upasana Khanda), as taught by Sage Vyasa / Lord Ganesha
Name 845 of the Hanuman Sahasranāma — Rasvin Samhita / Brahmanda Purana, as taught by Lord Ram / Sages
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
‘shell-neck’, having folds in the neck like a spiral shell (cf. above)
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (2)Why this matches what you typed
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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
kambu—kaṇṭha mf(ī)n. ‘shell-neck’, having folds in the neck like a spiral shell (cf. above), Kathās.
Alternative readings
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Caveats
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