نو

नौ nau, नव nav, नो no, (dialec.) नउ na`u[Prk. नव; S. नव(base navan)], adj. Nine:—navāṉś(˚va+aṉ˚), s.m. A ninth part, a ninth:—nau-bandhan, s.m. Name of one of the peaks of the Himālaya:—nau-bhakt (nava-bhakti), s.f. The nine kinds of devotion recognized by Hindūs:—nau-dwār, or nau-du`ār (nava-dvār), adj. & s.m. Having nine doors or gates, ninedoored;—an epithet of the body (which has nine apertures or outlets, viz.the nostrils, the eyes, the ears, the mouth, the penis, and the anus);—the nine doors or outlets (of the body):—nau-rātr, s.m. nau-rātri, s.f. or naurātrik, s.m. (nava-rātra, etc.), The period of nine days (from the first of the light half of the month Aśvin to the ninth) devoted to the worship of Durgā:—nau-ratn, or nau-ratan (nava-ratna), s.m. The nine precious gems (viz. a pearl, ruby, topaz, diamond, emerald, lapis lazuli, coral, sapphire, and one called Gomeda;—these nine jewels are supposed to be related to the nine planets);—a bracelet consisting of nine jewels;—the nine jewels, i.e. men of letters, at the court of Vikramāditya (viz. Dhanvantari, Kshapaṇak, Amarsingh, Śaṇku, Vetāl-bhaṭṭ, Ghaṭakarpar, Kālidās, Vararući, and Varāha-mihir);—a council of nine wise men:—nau-ras, s.m. The aggregate of the nine kinds of pleasure (ras) recognized by the Hindu system:—nau-sāt, s.m. 'Nine and seven'; a division of the crop whereby the zamīndārtakes nine parts out of sixteen, and the cultivator the remaining seven:—nava-sapt, s.m. 'Nine and seven'; the aggregate of the sixteen kinds of siṅgār (q.v.):—nav-śāyak, nau-śāyak (nava-śāyak), s.m. The designation applied to any of the nine inferior classes (viz.cow-herd, gardener, oilman, weaver, confectioner, water-carrier, potter, blacksmith, and barber):—nava-śrāddh, or nau-srāddh, s.m. The first of the series of sacrifices to the manes of a deceased relative (viz.on the first, third, fifth, seventh, ninth, and eleventh days after the death):—nau-khaṇḍ, s.m. The nine divisions or climes of the earth which constitute Jambudvīp, the central portion of the world, or the known world:—nau-grah, or nau-girah, or naugrahā(nava-grah, etc.), s.m. The nine planets (i.e. seven planets and the ascending and descending nodes):—nau-lakkhā, adj. (f. -ī), Worth, or possessing, nine lacs (lākh):—naumāsā, s.m. The feast given in the ninth month of pregnancy:—nau-mahīn, s.m. The period of nine months:—nau-nidhi, or nau-nidh (navanidhi), s.m. The treasure of Kuver, which consists of nine fabulous gems:—nau-nidh bārah-sidh honā, To be in possession of all the heart can desire:—nau-nage, s.m. An ornament worn on the upper arm, consisting of nine precious stones set in gold or silver.