Cika, Cīka, Cikā, Cīkā: 6 definitions
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Cika means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi, Tamil. 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 Chika.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarycīka (चीक).—m (cikkaṇa S) The viscid ooze or sap of particular plants; gum, milk &c.: also sap in general. 2 The thick milk (of a woman or female animal) recently delivered; biestings. 3 Gluten. 4 The viscous mass of boiled rice-flour from which cikavaḍyā &c. are made: also the thin batterlike preparation of rice-flour, to make pāpaḍyā &c. 5 The viscous sediment obtained from kinds of grain, Plantain-integuments &c. by steeping them. 6 Thick and pure extract of Jasminum grandiflorum in oil of sesamum. cikānēṃ or cikēṃ bōḷalā Rich in their own viscid sap (and thus ready to be plucked for eating)--heads of jōndhaḷā, bājarī &c. This richness occurs just previously to the reaping (i. e. head-gathering) time.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishcīka (चीक).—m Sap. Biestings. Gluten.
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
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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 dictionaryCika (चिक) [Also spelled chik]:—(nf) a screen of bamboo parings or reed, bamboo curtain.
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Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconCikā (சிகா) noun < Urdu cikkā. Mouse, rat; எலி. [eli.] (W.)
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Cikā (சிகா) noun < Urdu sikka. Seal; முத்திரை. [muthirai.] (W.)
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Cīkā (சீகா) noun perhaps from sīsādi. The five metals; பஞ்சலோகம். [panchalogam.] (R.)
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+100): Cika fagee, Cikaca Padada, Cikaca-padada, Cikacika, Cikacikanem, Cikacikata, Cikacikita, Cikada, Cikai-k-kay, Cikaikkay, Cikaimalai, Cikaitatu, Cikaitatukuccu, Cikaivenkai, Cikaivenkaimaram, Cikaiyaru, Cikakayi, Cikal, Cikala, Cikalatti.
Ends with (+194): Abhiyacika, Accika, Akucika, Ancika, Anushucika, Apaccika, Aptoryamarcika, Arccika, Arcika, Ardha-sucika, Arvacika, Ashapishacika, Asucika, Asumaricika, Avicika, Ayacika, Ayudhapishacika, Bakacincika, Bhagavatapuranasucika, Bhogapishacika.
Full-text (+64): Pacaka, Cikamotiram, Naihshreyasa, Sika, Nicaka, Cika fagee, Cikam, Chiga, Anasika, Cikada, Ciku, Hilamoci, Ayasayitri, Cikala, Cikacikanem, Duhsahasi, Cikota, Abhyasika, Idacika, Recaka.
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Brahma Sutras (Shankara Bhashya) (by Swami Vireshwarananda)
Chapter III, Section I, Adhikarana VI < [Section I]
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 1 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 13 - Mahat and Ahaṃkāra < [Chapter VII - The Kapila and the Pātañjala Sāṃkhya (yoga)]
Part 6 - Caraka, Nyāya sūtras and Vaiśeṣika sūtras < [Chapter VIII - The Nyāya-Vaiśeṣika Philosophy]
Complete works of Swami Abhedananda (by Swami Prajnanananda)
Chapter 1 - The Prevailing Philosophy of Today < [Discourse 1 - India and Her People]