feminine
sand
sand
Vaṇṇu (feminine) [cf. late Sanskrit varṇu, name of a river (-district)] is given at Abh 663 in meaning of "sand." Occurs only in compound vaṇṇupatha a sandy place, quicksand, swamp Ja I 109; Vv 84 3 (= vālu-kantāra Vv-a 334); Pv IV 3 2 (= petena nimmitaṃ mudu-bhūmi-magga Pv-a 250, so read for vaṇṇapatha); shortened to vaṇṇu at Vv 84 11 (where mss vaṇṇa).
【陰】 沙。~patha,【陽】 荒沙地。
(fem, fem) sand sand