Etymology

Shurpanakha

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Today it means: The sister of Ravana in the Hindu epic Ramayana. Full definition →

Sanskrit शूर्पणखा
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  1. Sanskrit · borrowed fromशूर्पणखा
  2. English todayShurpanakha

Borrowed from Sanskrit शूर्पणखा (śūrpaṇakhā); ultimately from शूर्प (śūrpa, “winnowing fan”) + नख (nakha, “nail”).

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