कपर्दिका

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

Uncertain; considering the ka- in the first syllable, might be a Vedic substrate element. The -pard- element might be related to पट, but this is uncertain.

Pronunciation

Noun

कपर्दिका • (kapardikā) stem, ?

  1. A small shell or cowrie (used as a coin)

Further reading

  • Apte, Macdonell (2022) “कपर्दिका”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Sanskrit Dictionaries]
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