As a deity name
Name 238 of the Durga Sahasranāma — Kula Arnava Tantra / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
Name 992 of the Gayatri Sahasranāma — Devi Bhagavata Purana, as taught by Sages
As a Hindi name
सुकेशी · noun · feminine
उत्तम केशोंवाली स्त्री । वह स्त्री जिसके बाल बहुत सुंदर हों · महाभारत के अनुसार एक अप्सरा का नाम — Śabdasāgara
सुकेशी · noun · masculine
[वि॰ स्त्री॰ सुकेशिनी] वह जिसके बाल बहुत सुंदर हों — Śabdasāgara
Cited formation "सुकेशी" is सु- + केशी: केशी means "(f. -inī), Having fine or long hair", and the prefix सु- forms good, easily. CHD Basic Grammar App. I §3(18) — cited from the extracted rule table — base gloss: Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago
Cited formation "सुकेशी" is सुकेश + -ई: सुकेश means "उत्तम केशोंवाला । जिसके बाल सुंदर हों", and the suffix -ई forms abstract nouns (fem.). CHD Basic Grammar App. I §8(14) — cited from the extracted rule table — base gloss: Śabdasāgara
Cited formation "सुकेशी" is सुकेश + -ई: सुकेश means "उत्तम केशोंवाला । जिसके बाल सुंदर हों", and the suffix -ई forms 'belonging to', 'having', 'coming from' (adjectives). CHD Basic Grammar App. I §9(6) — cited from the extracted rule table — base gloss: Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
Recorded as a personal name: an Apsaras
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (2)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "sukeśī" is the nominative of "sukeśin" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M1 · same meaning "sukeśī" is the nominative dual of "sukeśi" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M1 · same meaning "sukeśī" is the feminine form of "sukeśa" — the same word with the feminine ending, recorded by the dictionary's own gender marker on that entry.
Related forms
Dictionary citations
su—keśī (ī), f. N. of an Apsaras, MBh.
of a Surāṅganā, Siṃhās.
of a daughter of Ketu-vīrya, MārkP.
su—keśin mfn. = -keśa, MW.
su—keśin m. = -keśi, Cat.
su—keśi m. N. of a Rākṣasa, Cat.
su—keśa mf(ī or ā)n. having beautiful hair, MBh.; R.
(prob.) thickly overgrown with a species of the Andropogon, Siddh.
Alternative readings
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