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stambha

stambha noun: a pillar or column.

Noun

stambha (plural stambhas)

  1. A pillar or column.
    • J. E. van Lohuizen-de Leew, "Two Notes on Mathura Sculpture", in: Jean Ph. Vogel (ed.), India antiqua (1947), p. 235.
      "the relief on the stambha shows us that the large bowls were placed on pediments"

Forms of stambha

pluralstambhas

Origin of stambha

Loan of Sanskrit स्तम्भ (stambha), from the root स्तम्भ् (stambh) or स्तभ् (stabh), which is connected to the root स्कम्भ् (skambh) seen in स्कम्भ (skambha).

Questions about stambha

What does stambha mean?
Stambha means a pillar or column.
What part of speech is stambha?
Stambha is a noun.
What is the plural of stambha?
The plural of stambha is stambhas.

Words near stambha in the dictionary

  1. Stamands
  2. Stamant
  3. Stamants
  4. Stambaugh
  5. Stambaughs
  6. stambha
  7. stambhas
  8. Stambler
  9. Stamblers
  10. Stambolian
  11. Stambolians

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