གདོང་

གདོང། (Wyl. gdong ) Pron.: dong

• Skt. वक्त्रम्, vaktra, Pron.: vaktra. From Sanskrit: 'organ of speech', the mouth, face, muzzle, snout, proboscis, jaws, beak | to open the mouth, gape | the point (of an arrow) | the spout | of a jug or vessel | beginning, commencement | (in •alg.) the initial quantity or first term of a progression | a metre containing 4 x 8 syllables, Kāvyād. | a sort of garment | the root of Tabernaemontana Coronaria | N. of a king of the Karūshas [Mahavyutpatti] [Sanskrit] MVP MW