उल्व

{ ulva }

हिन्दी (hindi) WN

See : गर्भाशय, खेड़ी

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

उल्व  m.  a n. or उ॑ल्ब (rarely अस्, m.) (√ उच्, ‘to accumulate’ [Uṇ. iv, 95]; more probably fr. √ 1. वृ, [BRD.]), a cover, envelope, esp. the membrane surrounding the embryo, [RV. x, 51, 1]; [AV. iv, 2, 8]; [VS.]; [TS.]; [ŚBr.] &c.
the vulva, womb, [VS. xix, 76]
a cave, cavity, [L.];
उल्व   [ cf. Lat. alvus, vulva; Lith. urwā, ûla.]
उल्व    b &c. See उ॑ल्ब, col.1.

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

उल्व [ulva] उल्वण [ulvaṇa]   उल्वण See उल्ब, उल्बण.

Shabda-Sagara

उल्व  n.  ( -ल्वं)
1. The womb.
2. The embryo.
3. The membranes investing the fœtus.
4. A cavity.
E. उच् to accumulate, कन् Unādi affix, and च becomes ल.

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उच् कन् च ल