a seal having a design, initial, special mark, etc. which can be imprinted on wax, lead, as a mark of security, authenticity, etc.

an impression so got by using such a seal.

(in gen.) a sign, mark etc.

a word, phrase etc, used as the signature by a composer, poet, which is repeated in each of his or her composition.

a mode of intertwining of fingers during worship, to have a mystical feeling.

a finger-ring with a special royal sign or mark used to attest letters, documents, etc.

a stamped coin.

an attested and sealed letter.

that which has a picture or picture-like symbol representing an idea (as in primitive writing).

sweet; delicious.

a kind of medicinal herb.

the potherb Anethum graveolens ( = Peucedamum graveolens) of Apiaceae family.

a tax levied by a government, local administration, on houses.

any nonliving, intercellular substance in which living cells are embedded, as in bone, cartilage, etc.; matrix.

a woman as related to her child or children; a mother.

(myth.) any of the seven foster mothers of Ṣaṇmukha.

one's mother's mother or father's mother.

a foster mother; a wet-nurse.

the place of origin.

any of the vowels.

the original manuscript of a literary work.

the plant Foeniculm vulgare ( = Anethum pannor) of Apiaceae family.

(pros.) a short syllable that is regarded a single unit.

an arch. tax laid on mādigas, men of lowest caste in the earlier social system of India.