कर्कट

Etymology
From, according to Pokorny, related to , possibly from (see also 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬). 🇨🇬 and 🇨🇬 could also be related, but this is uncertain.

More likely from a language, and possibly cognate with ; however, this is uncertain, as the latter could also be from Proto-Mon-Khmer *kt₁aam. However, the Santali word is definitely not borrowed from Sanskrit; and a borrowing from Munda languages into Sanskrit is not verifiable.

Noun

 * 1) crab
 * 2)  the sign Cancer
 * 3) a particular bird
 * 4)  name of several plants
 * 5) the fibrous root of a plant
 * 6) the curved end of the beam of a balance (to which the strings supporting the scale are attached)
 * 7) a pair of compasses in a particular position
 * 8) a particular position of the hands
 * 9) a kind of fever
 * 10) a kind of coitus

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