Kacakaci, Kacākacī, Kacākaci: 7 definitions

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Kacakaci 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 Kachakachi.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

kacākacī (कचाकची).—f (Imit.) A sharp brisk contest (with swords, sticks, or clashing weapons).

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Kacākaci (कचाकचि).—ind. 'Hair against hair', (fighting by) pulling each other's hair.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kacākaci (कचाकचि).—i. e. kaca -kaca + i, adv. Seizing one another by the hair, Mahābhārata 8, 2377.

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

Kacākaci (कचाकचि):—[=kacā-kaci] [from kaca > kac] ind. hair against hair, pulling each other’s hair, [Kāśikā-vṛtti on Pāṇini 5-4, 127; Mahābhārata; Bālarāmāyaṇa] (cf. keśā-keśi.)

[Sanskrit to German]

Kacakaci in German

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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.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Kacākaci (ಕಚಾಕಚಿ):—

1) [noun] a personal fight between two persons, pulling each otheṛs hair.

2) [noun] (in gen.) a personal fight (between two persons).

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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