Chanaka, Chaṇaka: 6 definitions

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Introduction:

Chanaka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Hindi, biology. 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 Chhanaka.

Ambiguity: Although Chanaka has separate glossary definitions below, it also represents an alternative spelling of the word Canaka. It further has the optional forms Chaṇaka, Chāṇaka and Chaṇakā.

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Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Chanaka in the Malayalam language is the name of a plant identified with Crotalaria juncea L. from the Fabaceae (Pea) family having the following synonyms: Crotalaria sericea, Crotalaria benghalensis, Crotalaria viminea. For the possible medicinal usage of chanaka, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

1) Chanaka in India is the name of a plant defined with Cicer arietinum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Ononis crotalariodes M.E. Jones (among others).

2) Chanaka is also identified with Crotalaria juncea It has the synonym Crotalaria viminea Wall., nom. nud. (etc.).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Hortus Bengalensis (1814)
· Species Plantarum. (1802)
· Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany (1985)
· Species Plantarum. (1800)
· Bangladesh J. Pl. Taxon. (1994)
· Prodromus Stirpium in Horto ad Chapel Allerton vigentium (1796)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Chanaka, for example chemical composition, diet and recipes, side effects, extract dosage, pregnancy safety, health benefits, have a look at these references.

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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.

Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

chanaka : (nt.) the dung of animals.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Chaṇaka, (=akkhaṇa? Kern; cp. Sk. *ākhaṇa) the Chaṇaka plant Miln.352; cp. akkhaṇa. (Page 274)

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Chāṇaka (छाणक):—m. a [particular] mixed caste, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Chanaka (छनक) [Also spelled chhanak]:—(nf) jingling, tinkling or hissing sound; -[manaka] jingle (of ornaments); ornamental make-up, foppishness.

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