Dirghakantha, Dīrghakaṇṭha, Dirgha-kantha, Dirghakamtha: 5 definitions
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Dirghakantha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryDīrghakaṇṭha (दीर्घकण्ठ).—the (Indian) crane.
Derivable forms: dīrghakaṇṭhaḥ (दीर्घकण्ठः).
Dīrghakaṇṭha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dīrgha and kaṇṭha (कण्ठ). See also (synonyms): dīrghakaṇṭhaka, dīrghakandhara.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryDīrghakaṇṭha (दीर्घकण्ठ):—[=dīrgha-kaṇṭha] [from dīrgha] m. ‘l°-necked’, Name of a Dānava, [Hārīta] ([varia lectio] -bāhu).
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusDīrghakaṃṭha (ದೀರ್ಘಕಂಠ):—
1) [noun] any animal that has a long or abnormally long, neck, as a crane, giraffe, camel, etc.
2) [noun] a constellation between Ursa Major and Cassiopeia; Camelopardus.
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: Dirgha, Kantha.
Starts with: Dirghakanthaka.
Full-text: Dirghakanthaka, Dirghakandhara, Dirghabahu.
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