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    See also aṅguli, aṅguri, aṅguriḥ.


    Apte Enlarged Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    vol. 1, p. 27.
    aṅguliḥ, aṅgulī, aṅguriḥ, aṅgurī f. [aṅg-uli Uṇ.4.2] A finger (the names of the 5 fingers are aṅguṣṭha thumb, tarjanī forefinger, madhyamā middle finger, anāmikā ring-finger, and kaniṣṭhā or kaniṣṭhikā the little finger); a toe (of the foot); ekaviṃśo'yaṃ puruṣaḥ daśa hastyā aṅgulayo daśa pādyā ātmaikaviṃśaḥ Ait. Br. -2 The thumb, great toe. -3 The tip of an elephant's trunk. cf. Mātaṅga L.6.9. -4 The measure aṅgula. -5 N. of the tree gajakarṇikā. (Mar. kākaḍī ?) -6 Penis (?). -Comp. -granthiḥ f. (also -parvana) The portion of the finger between two joints. -tāraṇam [aṅguleḥ toraṇamiva kṛtam] a mark on the forehead of the form of the half moon made with sandal &c. -tram trāṇam [aṅguliṃ trāyate, aṅgulistrāyate anena trai -ka.] a fingerprotector (a contrivance like a thimble used by archers to protect the thumb or fingers from being injured by the bow-string). sajjaiścāpairbaddhagodhāṅgulitraiḥ Pañch. 2; vrajati purataruṇyo baddhacitrāṅgulitre Bk.1.26. -pañcakam the five fingers collectively. -phalā f. Dolichos lablab (Mar. ghevaḍā). -mudrā, -mudrikā a seal-ring. iyamaṅgulimudrā āryamavagatārthaṃ kariṣyati Mu.1. -moṭanam, -sphoṭanam [aṅgulyormoṭanaṃ mardanaṃ sphoṭanaṃ tāḍanaṃ vā yatra] snapping or cracking the fingers (Mar cuṭakī). -veṣṭaḥ ring; aṅgadānyaṅgulīveṣṭān Rām.6.65.26. -saṅgā [aṅgulau saṅgo yasyāḥ sā] sticking to the fingers; ˚gā yavāgūḥ ˚gā yavāgūḥ ˚gā gāḥ sādayati P.VIII.3.80 Sk. (aṅgulisaṃlepakārakaṃ yavāgūdravyam Tv.) (-ṅgaḥ) contact of the fingers; act of fingering. gatamaṅguliṣaṅgaṃ tvāṃ ..... Bk.9.78. -saṃjñā [tṛ. ta.] a sign made by the finger; mukhārpitaikāṅgulisaṃjñayaiva Ku.3.41 -sandeśaḥ making signs with fingers; cracking or snapping the fingers as a sign. -saṃbhūta a. [sa. ta.] produced from or on the finger. (-taḥ) a finger nail.

    Śabdakalpadruma

    vol. 1, p. 15.
    aṅguliḥ , strī, (aṅga + ulic) karaśākhā . āṅgula
    iti bhāṣā . (yathā manuḥ,
    kāyamaṅgulimūle'gre daivaṃ pittryaṃ tayoradhaḥ .)
    gajakarṇikā . hastiśuṇḍāgramāgaḥ . iti hema-
    candraḥ .. aṅguṣṭhaḥ . ityuṇādikoṣaḥ ..