As a deity name
Name 874 of the Ganesha Sahasranāma — Ganesha Purana (Upasana Khanda), as taught by Sage Vyasa / Lord Ganesha
As a Hindi name
षण्मुख · adj
छह् मुँहवाला — Śabdasāgara
षण्मुख · noun · masculine
षडानन । कार्तिकेय — Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
having six mouths or faces (Śiva)
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (3)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "ṣaṇmukha" is the vocative of "ṣaṇmukhā" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Gender counterpart
The kosha attests this stem in the feminine, the masculine, and the neuter — the same name serves without alteration.
Dictionary citations
ṣaṇ—mukha mfn. having six mouths or faces (Śiva), MBh.
ṣaṇ—mukha m. N. of Skanda or Kārttikeya, TĀr.; MBh.; Kāv. &c.
of a Bodhisattva, Buddh.
of a king and of various other persons, ib.; Rājat.
ṣaṇ—mukha (prob.) n. = ṣaḍaśīti-mukha, Hcat.
ṣaṇ—mukhā (ā), f. a watermelon, L.
Alternative readings
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