Shepha, Śēpha, Ś, Sephā: 13 definitions
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Shepha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, 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 terms Śēpha and Ś can be transliterated into English as Sepha or Shepha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryśēpha (शे�).—n S Membrum genitale (of man or male animal in general.)
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySepha (से�).—The penis; cf. शे� (ś).
Derivable forms: � (सेफः).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚ (शे�).—m.
(-�) The penis. E. śī to sleep, phan aff.: see the next.
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Sepha (से�).—m.
(-�) The penis. E. ś changed to sa; see ś, śm, &c.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionarySepha (से�).—see ś貹.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚ (शे�).—[masculine] = [preceding], scrotum; [dual] the testicles.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Ś (शे�):—[from ś貹] m. (cf. śpha, ś) = ś貹, the male organ, [Taittirīya-saṃhitā] ([varia lectio]), [Mahābhārata]
2) [v.s. ...] the scrotum ([dual number] ‘the testicles�), [Aitareya-brāhmaṇa]
3) Sepha (से�):—[wrong reading] for ś q.v.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Ś (शे�):�(貹�) 1. m. The penis.
2) Sepha (से�):�(�) 1. m. The penis.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Ś (शे�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Sepha.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionarySepha (से�):�(nf) an iron safe.
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Prakrit-English dictionary
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionarySepha (से�) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Ś.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusŚēpha (ಶೇ�):�
1) [noun] the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion; the penis.
2) [noun] either of two oval sex glands in the male that are suspended in the scrotum and secrete spermatozoa; testis; testicle.
3) [noun] the flexible appendage to the trunk of certain animals as monkey, cow, etc.; a tail.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary1) Sepha (से�):—n. safe; safe-deposit; safe-deposit-locker; safety-locker;
2) Sepha (से�):—n. penis;
3) Sephā (सेफा):—n. the fringe added to increase the length of woman's petticoat or sari;
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.
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Starts with: Shephahstambha, Shephali, Shephalika, Shephalike, Shepharanem, Shephas, Shephassu.
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