Carmavadya, Carmavādya, Carman-vadya: 5 definitions
Introduction:
Carmavadya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Alternative spellings of this word include Charmavadya.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarycarmavādya (चर्मवाद्य).—n (S carma Skin, vādya Musical instrument.) A general term for drums and tabors.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishcarmavādya (चर्मवाद्य).—n A general term for drums and tabors.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryCarmavādya (चर्मवाद्य).—a drum tabor &c.
Derivable forms: carmavādyam (चर्मवाद्यम्).
Carmavādya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms carman and vādya (वाद्य).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryCarmavādya (चर्मवाद्य):—[=carma-vādya] [from carma] n. ‘skin-instrument’, a drum, tabour, etc., [Horace H. Wilson]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusCarmavādya (ಚರ್ಮವಾದ್ಯ):—[noun] any of the percussion instruments, having a membrane stretched tightly over (and played by beating with the hands or sticks).
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Vadya, Carman.
Full-text: Vadya.
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