snuff

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Spoken Sanskrit

English

नस्य 	-	 nasya 	-	 n.
  	-	 snuff  [ smokeless tobacco ]
नस्त 	-	  nasta 	-	 n.
  	-	 snuff
अभिजिघ्रति  { अभिघ्रा } 	-	  abhijighrati  { abhighrA } 	-	 verb 	-	 snuffle
उच्छिङ्खन 	-	  ucchiGkhana 	-	 n.
  	-	 snuffing
जिघ्रति  { घ्रा } 	-	  jighrati  { ghrA } 	-	 verb 1 3 	-	 snuffle at
घ्राति  { घ्रा } 	-	  ghrAti  { ghrA } 	-	 verb 2 	-	 snuffle at
अभिजिघ्रति  { अभि- घ्रा } 	-	  abhijighrati  { abhi- ghrA } 	-	 verb 3 	-	 snuffle at
अनुजिघ्र 	-	  anujighra 	-	 adj.
  	-	 snuffling at
घ्राति 	-	  ghrAti 	-	 f.
  	-	 snuffling at
नस्तस्तःकर्मन् 	-	  nastastaHkarman 	-	 n.
  	-	  taking snuff

नस्य 	-	 nasya 	-	 n.
  	-	 snuff  [ smokeless tobacco ]
तमाखु 	-	 tamAkhu 	-	 m.
  	-	 tobacco
कलञ्ज 	-	  kalaJja 	-	 m.
  	-	 tobacco
तमाल 	-	  tamAla 	-	 m.
  	-	 tobacco
धूमपान 	-	  dhUmapAna 	-	 n.
  	-	 tobacco-smoking
उग्र-ताम्बूल 	-	  ugra-tAmbUla 	-	 n.
  	-	  traditional after-meal digestive aid embellished with some tobacco

Monier Williams

English

 SNUFF,  s.
  (Burnt or charred wick) दग्धतूला -ली,  नप्ततूला -ली, 
दग्धपिञ्जूलं.
— (Pulverized tobacco) नस्यं,  नस्तं,  नासिकाचूर्णं,  नासा-
चूर्णं,  अवपीडः,  क्षुत्करी
 ‘to take snuff, ’ नस्यं पा or निपा.

 To SNUFF,  v. a.
   (Inhale by the nose) नासाद्वारेण निश्वस्,  उच्छिङ्घनं
कृ see To SNUFF,  SMELL.
— (Crop the snuff of a candle) दग्ध-
तूलाम् अवछिद् (c.  7. -छिनत्ति -छेत्तुं) or छिद् or लू,  प्रदीपतूली छिद्
or हृ,  दीपिकातूलीम् अवछिद्.

Borooah

English

 SNUFF (subs. ):
I Powdered tobacco: नस्यम्, 
to take s.:
नस्यं गृह्नाति,  Bha.
 
II Burnt
candle-wick: perh.
  छत्रम्
 दग्धवर्तिः।

 SNUFF (v. ):
I To inhale,  smell: q. v.
 
II
to take out s.: छत्रम् अपनयति (नी,  c. 1.).
S.
  out: v.
  To extinguish.

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Raghuvira

English

English:
  snuff
नस्य n. (from Bengali),  नास

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