nighantu means A particular type of Sanskrit glossary, containing brief annotations of obscure and difficult words grouped into thematic categories.
Etymology
From Sanskrit निघण्टु (ni-ghaṇṭu).
noun
- A particular type of Sanskrit glossary, containing brief annotations of obscure and difficult words grouped into thematic categories.“The nighantus, which are concerned with the interpretation of sacred literature, are glossaries of obscure words found in Vedic texts.”