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Sanskrit
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Etymology
चूडा (cūḍā, “a crest”) + मणि (maṇi, “a jewel”).
Pronunciation
Noun
चूडामणि • (cūḍāmaṇi) stem, m
- a jewel worn by men and women on the top of the head
- ifc. the (gem, i.e. the) best or most excellent of Kathās
- (botany) the seed of Abrus precatorius
- (poetry) a metre of 4 x 7 syllables
- an eclipse of the sun on a Sunday or an eclipse of the moon on a Monday
- a particular way of foretelling the future