कपर्दिका

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Sanskrit

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Alternative scripts

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Etymology

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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

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Noun

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कपर्दिका (kapardikā) stem?

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

Further reading

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