śaphá m. ([L.] also n.; ifc. f(A). ; of doubtful derivation) a hoof (esp. the hoof of a horse), [RV.] &c. &c.
an eighth (because of the divided hoofs of the cow; cf. pāda, a fourth), [RV.]; [TS.]; [ŚBr.]
a claw, [VS. xii, 4]
a wooden implement formed like a claw or hook (for lifting an iron pot or pan from the fire), [Br.]; [Lāṭy.]
Unguis Odoratus, [L.]
(du., with vasiṣṭhasya) N. of two Sāmans, [KātyŚr.]
śaphá n. the root of a tree, [L.]
[cf. accord. to some, Germ. huof, Huf; Angl.Sax. hôf; Eng. hoof]