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siṅghāṇikā

fem nom sg of siṅghāṇikā (noun); fem nom pl of siṅghāṇikā (noun); fem acc pl of siṅghāṇikā (noun); fem instr sg of siṅghāṇikā (noun); …

  1. snot; nasal mucus

Etymology. √siṅgh + aṇa > āṇa + *ikā; from √siṅgh 'sniff, smell'; Sanskrit siṅghāṇaka [śiṅgh]

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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