neck

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Spoken Sanskrit

English

ग्रीवा 	-	 grIvA 	-	 f.
  	-	 neck
ग्रैवेयक 	-	 graiveyaka 	-	 n.
  	-	 necklace
इयं माला न मदीया 	-	 iyaMmAlAnamadIyA 	-	 sent.
  	-	 Thisnecklaceisnotmine.
अपि इयं न तव रत्नमाला? 	-	 apiiyaMnatavaratnamAlA? 	-	 sent.
  	-	 Isthisnotyournecklace?
व्यापलण्डिका 	-	  vyApalaNDikA 	-	 neck
अवसुषिरा 	-	  avasuSirA 	-	 f.
  	-	 neck
कण्ठनाली 	-	  kaNThanAlI 	-	 f.
  	-	 neck
कण्ठी 	-	  kaNThI 	-	 f.
  	-	 neck
ग्रीवालिका 	-	  grIvAlikA 	-	 f.
  	-	 neck
धमनि 	-	  dhamani 	-	 f.
  	-	 neck
शिरोधरा 	-	  zirodharA 	-	 f.
  	-	 neck
ग्रीव 	-	  grIva 	-	 m.
  	-	 neck
शिरोधर 	-	  zirodhara 	-	 m.
  	-	 neck
कण्ठ 	-	  kaNTha 	-	 m.
  	-	 neck
कन्धरा 	-	  kandharA 	-	 m.
  	-	 neck
कन्धि 	-	  kandhi 	-	 m.
  	-	 neck
कम्बु 	-	  kambu 	-	 m.
  	-	 neck
गल 	-	  gala 	-	 m.
  	-	 neck
गलक 	-	  galaka 	-	 m.
  	-	 neck
पश्चाद्घाट 	-	  pazcAdghATa 	-	 m.
  	-	 neck

ग्रीवा 	-	 grIvA 	-	 f.
  	-	 neck
ग्रीवा 	-	 grIvA 	-	 f.
  	-	  cervix  [ Anat. ]
ग्रीवा 	-	 grIvA 	-	 f.
  	-	  back part of the neck
ग्रीवा 	-	 grIvA 	-	 f.
  	-	  nape
कूपी - ग्रीवा 	-	  kUpI - grIvA 	-	 f.
  	-	  bottle neck

गल 	-	 gala 	-	 m.
  	-	  neck
गल 	-	 gala 	-	 m.
  	-	  swallower
गल 	-	 gala 	-	 m.
  	-	  oozing
गल 	-	 gala 	-	 m.
  	-	  reed
गल 	-	 gala 	-	 m.
  	-	  throat
गल 	-	 gala 	-	 m.
  	-	  resin
गल 	-	 gala 	-	 m.
  	-	  kind of musical instrument
गल 	-	 gala 	-	 m.
  	-	  rope

 
   व्यापलण्डिका  vyApalaNDikA     neck     
            

 
   कन्धरा  kandharA  m.
   neck

 
   कण्ठनाली  kaNThanAlI  f.
   neck  
   कण्ठनाली  kaNThanAlI  f.
   throat     
            

 
   अवसुषिरा  avasuSirA  f.
   neck

 
   ग्रीवालिका  grIvAlikA  f.
   neck

 
   गलक  galaka  m.
   neck  
   गलक  galaka  m.
   throat   
   गलक  galaka  m.
   kind of fish     
            

 
   पश्चाद्घाट  pazcAdghATa  m.
   neck

Monier Williams

English

 NECK,  s.
  ग्रीवा,  कन्धरा -रः,  शिरोधिः m.
  f.
 ,  शिरोधरा,  गलः,  कण्ठः -ण्ठा
-ण्ठी -ण्ठं,  मस्तकमूलकं
 ‘back of the neck, ’ अवटुः m.
  f.
 ,  घाटा
-टी -टः -टिका,  कृकाटिका,  कलम्बिका,  सीमा m.
  (न्),  पश्चाद्ग्रीवा
‘head and neck, ’ शिरोग्रीवं
 ‘of a pitcher,  or any vessel, ’
कण्ठः
 ‘of the bladder, ’ वस्तिशिरस् n.
 
 ‘of a lute, ’ वीणादण्डः
‘of a horse, ’ निगालः
 ‘bending back the neck, ’ उत्कन्धरं
‘belonging to the neck, ’ ग्रैवः -वी -वं,  ग्रैवेयः -यी -यं.

Borooah

English

 NECK:
I Lit.:
(1) ग्रीवा, 
long n.
 ed:
दीर्घग्रीव
(f.  वा),  U.
 
with the n.
  turned up:
उद्ग्रीव
(f.  वा),  Ki.
  vii. 22.
(2) गलः, 
putting his
feet on our n.
 s:
कृत्वा पदं नो गले,  Mu.
  iii.
 who
will seize him by the n.
  (and turn him out): य
 एनं गलहस्तयति,  H
 . iii.
or
अर्द्धचन्द्रं दत्त्वा निःसारयति, 
P.
  i. 3.
(3) कणठः (= throat), 
like a medal
on his n.
 :
अस्य कण्ठे निष्कमिव,  Ku.
  ii. 49.
(4) कन्धरा (rare)
(5) शिरोधरा (poet. ).
II Of a
vessel: गलः।
III Of land: भूमागः।
N.
 
break:
गलग्रहः
 N.
  and crop: v.
  Completely, 
utterly.
On the n.
  of:
उपकण्ठम् (with gen.
  ):
v.
  After.

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Raghuvira

English

English:
  neck
n. 1.ग्रीवा f.,  
2. = vent (of a volcano) निर्गम m.

English:
  neck
vb. Mach. ग्रीवाकरण

अमरकोशः

Sanskrit

Word:  ग्रीवा
Root:  ग्रीवा
Gender:  स्त्री
Number:  all
Meaning(s): 
⇒ neck
⇒ nape
⇒ cervix [Anat.]
⇒ back part of the neck
Shloka(s): 
2|6|65|1 ► पश्चाद्ग्रीवाशिरा मन्या नाडी तु धमनिः शिरा। (मनुष्यवर्गः)
2|6|88|1 ► कण्ठो गलोऽथ ग्रीवायां शिरोधिः कन्धरेत्यपि। (मनुष्यवर्गः)
Synonym(s): 
➠ 2|6|65|1 ⇢ मन्या (मन्या) (स्त्री)
➠ 2|6|88|1 ⇢ ग्रीवा (ग्रीवा) (स्त्री) ⇒ neck, nape, cervix [Anat.], back part of the neck
➠ 2|6|88|1 ⇢ शिरोधिः (शिरोधि) (स्त्री)
➠ 2|6|88|1 ⇢ कन्धरा (कन्धरा) (स्त्री)
Related word(s): 
अवयव_अवयवीसंबन्धः ➡ ग्रीवायामुन्नतभागः
परा_अपरासंबन्धः ➡ शङ्खाकारग्रीवा
उपाधि ➡ अवयवः
    

Word:  ग्रीवाग्रभागः
Root:  ग्रीवाग्रभागः
Gender:  undefined
Number:  undefined
Meaning(s): 
⇒ neck
⇒ voice
⇒ sound
⇒ throat
⇒ guttural sound
⇒ narrowest part
⇒ immediate proximity
⇒ myna tree [Vangueria Spinosa - Bot.]
Shloka(s): 
2|6|88|1 ► कण्ठो गलोऽथ ग्रीवायां शिरोधिः कन्धरेत्यपि। (मनुष्यवर्गः)
Synonym(s): 
➠ 2|6|88|1 ⇢ कण्ठः (कण्ठ) (पुं) ⇒ neck, voice, sound, throat, guttural sound, narrowest part, immediate proximity, myna tree [Vangueria Spinosa - Bot.]
➠ 2|6|88|1 ⇢  (कण्ठ) (स्त्री) ⇒ neck, voice, sound, throat, guttural sound, narrowest part, immediate proximity, myna tree [Vangueria Spinosa - Bot.]
➠ 2|6|88|1 ⇢ कण्ठम् (कण्ठ) (नपुं) ⇒ neck, voice, sound, throat, guttural sound, narrowest part, immediate proximity, myna tree [Vangueria Spinosa - Bot.]
➠ 2|6|88|1 ⇢ गलः (गल) (पुं) ⇒ reed, rope, neck, resin, oozing, throat, swallower, kind of musical instrument
Related word(s): 
अवयव_अवयवीसंबन्धः ➡ ग्रीवा
परा_अपरासंबन्धः ➡ देहावयवः
उपाधि ➡ अवयवः
    

Word:  धमनिः
Root:  धमनि
Gender:  स्त्री
Number:  all
Meaning(s): 
⇒ neck
⇒ artery
⇒ vessel
⇒ throat
⇒ as a vein
⇒ pipe or tube
⇒ any tubular vessel
⇒ canal of the human body
⇒ act of blowing or piping
Shloka(s): 
2|6|65|1 ► पश्चाद्ग्रीवाशिरा मन्या नाडी तु धमनिः शिरा। (मनुष्यवर्गः)
Synonym(s): 
➠ 2|6|65|1 ⇢ नाडी (नाडी) (स्त्री) ⇒ vein, thong, pulse, nerve, flute, artery, deception, fistulous sore, box of a wheel, juggling trick, any pipe or tube, strap of leather, sort of bent grass, any hole or crevice, period of 24 minutes, any tubular organ of the body, tubular stalk of any plant or any tubular organ
➠ 2|6|65|1 ⇢ धमनिः (धमनि) (स्त्री) ⇒ neck, artery, vessel, throat, as a vein, pipe or tube, any tubular vessel, canal of the human body, act of blowing or piping
➠ 2|6|65|1 ⇢ सिरा (सिरा) (स्त्री) ⇒ vein, water, nerve, stream, tendon, artery, bucket, baling-vessel, any tubular vessel of the body, lines which cross each other like veins, vein-like channel or narrow stream of river water
Related word(s): 
अवयव_अवयवीसंबन्धः ➡ देहः
उपाधि ➡ अवयवः
    

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