मल्लक

{ mallakḥ }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

मल्लक  m.  m. a tooth, [L.]
   a lamp- stand, [L.]
   a lamp, [L.]
   a vessel made out of a cocoa- nut shell, [L.]
    any vessel, [Divyâv.]
   a cup or leaf in which anything is wrapped, [MW.]
    N. of a Brāhman, [Rājat.]
    pl. N. of a people, [MārkP.]

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

मल्लकः [mallakḥ]   1 A lamp- stand.
   An oil- vessel, a lampvesssel.
   A lamp.
   A cup made out of a cocoanut shell.
   A tooth.
   A kind of jasmine.
   A bowl; मोदकमल्लकं निक्षिप्य Pratijñā. [Y.3.]

Shabda-Sagara

मल्लक  mf.  ( -ल्लकः-ल्लिका) An oil- vessel, a vessel made of the shell of a cocoanut for holding oil, whether for culinary purposes or for burning as a lamp.
  m.  ( -कः) A tooth.
    E. मल्ल् to hold, aff. वुन् .

ROOTS:

मल्ल् वुन् .