Sanskrit

Noun

कण्टक • ‎(kaṇṭaka) n, m

1. a thorn.
2. anything pointed, the point of a pin or needle, a prickle, sting.
3. a fishbone.
4. a fingernail.
5. goose pimples resulting from thrilling emotions (compare कण्टकित ‎(kaṇṭakita))
6. unevenness, roughness (as on the surface of the tongue).
7. any troublesome, seditious person (who is, as it were, a thorn to the state and an enemy of order and good government), a paltry foe, enemy in general (compare क्षुद्र-शत्रु ‎(kṣudra-śatru)).
8. a sharp stinging pain, symptom of disease.
9. a vexing or injurious speech.
10. any annoyance or source of vexation; obstacle, impediment.
11. the first, fourth, seventh, and tenth lunar mansions.
12. a term in the न्याय ‎(nyāya) philosophy implying refutation of argument, detection of error.
13. a bamboo.
14. workshop, manufactory.
15. boundary of a village.
16. fault, defect.
17. N. of मकर ‎(makara) (or the marine monster, the symbol of काम-देव ‎(kāma-deva)).
18. N. of the horse of शाक्य-मुनि ‎(śākya-muni).
19. N. of an अग्रहार ‎(agrahāra).
20. N. of a barber

References

• Monier William's Sanskrit-English Dictionary, 2 nd Ed. 1899