As a deity name
Name 868 of the Lakshmi Sahasranāma — Skanda Purana / Sanat Kumara Samhita, as taught by Sages Sanatkumara and Devotees
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
unchecked (lit. not held by a hook), uncontrolled, independent, free, unruly, extravagant (am; -tva ), &c. — feminine form of niraṅkuśa
Scripturally attested Verified split — attested membersMultiple readings (2)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "niraṅkuśā" is the feminine form of "niraṅkuśa" — the same word with the feminine ending (nominative).
Dictionary citations
nir—aṅkuśa mfn. unchecked (lit. not held by a hook), uncontrolled, independent, free, unruly, extravagant (am ind.; -tva n.), MBh.; Kāv. &c.
niraṅkuśa mfn. (-śaḥ-śā-śaṃ) Unchecked, uncontrolled, self-willed. E. nir privative, aṅkuśa a hook for guiding an elephant.
Alternative readings
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Caveats
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