མཆན་ཁུང་

མཆན་ཁུང། (Wyl. mchan khung ) Pron.: chenkhung

• Skt. कक्षः, kakṣa, Pron.: kaksha. From Sanskrit: lurking-place, hiding-place | a wood, large wood (?) | a forest of dead trees, a dry wood, underwood (often the lair of wild beasts) | an inner recess, the interior of a forest | grass, dry grass | a spreading creeper, climbing plant | side or flank | sin | a gate | a buffalo | Terminalia Bellerica | the armpit (as the most concealed part of the human body), region of the girth | ; | •Lat.: coxa | 'hip' ; O. H. G.: hahsa | •Zd.: kasha | Sk.: kaccha | a girdle, zone, belt, girth | the end of the lower garment (which, after the cloth is carried round the body, is brought up behind and tucked into the waistband) | hem, border, lace | the scale of a balance [Mahavyutpatti] [Sanskrit] MVP MW