कांटा kāṇṭā

काँटा kām̐ṭā kā:ṭa: (nm) a thorn, spicule; fork; hook; fishing hook; prong; balance; the tongue of a balance; hands of a watch; the process of testing the correctness of a multiplication sum; bone of fish; obstacle.

काँटा kāṁṭā [kaṇṭaka-], m. 1. thorn. 2. sting; spur (of cock); quill (of porcupine). 3. bone (of fish). 4. nail; firing-pin (of gun). 5. hook; fish-hook; button-hook. 6. needle, pointer (of a balance); hand (of a clock); tongue (of a buckle); bolt (of a lock); a balance. 7. fork. 8. a pitchfork. 9. fig. dryness (as of the tongue from thirst); dehydration (after fever). 10. a thorn in the side; inconvenience, impediment (as to progress); cause of care or suffering. 11. antagonism. काँटे की कुश्ती, f. a bitter struggle (in wrestling). 12. math. a mark made in verifying multiplication; verification.