Nikash, Nikaṣ, Ni-kash: 4 definitions
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Nikash means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
The Sanskrit term Nikaṣ can be transliterated into English as Nikas or Nikash, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryNikaṣ (निकष्).—rub in or scrape off.
Nikaṣ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ni and kaṣ (कष्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryNikaṣ (निकष्):—[=ni-√kaṣ] -kaṣati, te, to scratch, rub, [Caraka]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary1) Nikash in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) a touchstone; criterion..—nikash (निकष) is alternatively transliterated as Nikaṣa.
2) Nikas in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) an outlet, exit, vent; source; origin; discharge; out-turn, yield; ~[si] clearance; outturn; output, produce; transitduty; income..—nikas (निकास) is alternatively transliterated as Nikāsa.
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Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryNikash is another spelling for निकष [nikaṣa].—[nikaṣa / nikaṣotthala] n. touchstone;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Nikasa, Nikashadrishada, Nikashagravan, Nikashajna, Nikasham, Nikashana, Nikashapashana, Nikashashman, Nikashatmaja, Nikashay, Nikashaya, Nikashayamana, Nikashe, Nikashi, Nikashopala, Nikashotthala.
Ends with: Samnikash.
Full-text: Nikasa, Nikashana, Nikashopala, Nikashapashana, Nikashashman, Nikashagravan, Nikashaya, Nikasham, Nikashayamana, Nikashatmaja.
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