[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Vedic Index of Names and Subjects](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912) › v2.c4.s4.888 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s4.888 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s4.888 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c4.s4.888](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s4.888) 1. Menā in a few passages of the Rigveda denotes ‘woman.’¹ The word is also used in the sense of the ‘female’ of an animal, either mare² or cow.³ - [Previous: v2.c4.s4.887](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s4.887) - [Next: v2.c4.s4.889](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s4.889) - [Up: v2.c4.s4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s4) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s4.888](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s4.888) · Pramāṇa