Kakka, Kākkā: 9 definitions

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Kakka means something in Jainism, Prakrit, Buddhism, Pali, the history of ancient India, Hindi, biology, 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.

In Jainism

Jain philosophy

Source: archive.org: Anekanta Jaya Pataka of Haribhadra Suri

Kakka (कक्क) or Kakkī (both in Prakrit) is possibly related to Kalki (or Kalkin), who is looked upon as the tenth and the last incarnation of Viṣṇu. Kalki is said to have a white horse to ride upon. So Muni Kalyāṇavijaya in his “vīranirvāṇasaṃvat” (p. 48) has suggested that the word ‘kalki’ may be a Sanskritized form of kakkī, kakka the Pāiya (Prākṛta) word meaning a white horse.—Cf. Karka.

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India history and geography

Source: What is India: Epigraphia Indica volume 4 (1896-97)

Kakka I or Kakkarāja I, son of Govinda I, is the name of an ancient king from the Rāṣṭrakūṭa dynasty, as mentioned in the “Kaḍaba plates of Prabhūtavarṣa” (9th century A.D.). These copper-plates (mentioning Kakka) were found at Kaḍaba, situated in the Tumkūr district of the Mysore State. It records that the king Prabhūtavarṣa, (i.e. Govinda III.) presented the village of Jālamaṅgala to the Jaina muni Arkakīrti, on behalf of the temple of Jinendra at Śilāgrāma. It is dated to the 24th May A.D. 812.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Biology (plants and animals)

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

Kakka in Nigeria is the name of a plant defined with Spondias mombin in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Poupartia axillaris (Roxb.) King & Prain (among others).

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

· The Flora of Jamaica (1837)
· Annals of the Royal Botanic Garden. Calcutta. (1901)
· Kongel. Danske Vidensk. Selsk. Naturvidensk. Math. Afh. (1828)
· Flore des Antilles (1825)
· Flora Brasiliensis (1876)
· Botanical Gazette (1891)

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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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

kakka : (nt.) a paste; sediment deposited by oily substances.

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

1) Kakka, 2 (cp. Sk. karka) a kind of gem; a precious stone of yellowish colour VvA. 111. (Page 174)

2) Kakka, 1 (cp. Sk. kalka, also kalaṅka & kalusa) a sediment deposited by oily substances, when ground; a paste Vin. I, 205 (tila°), 255. Three kinds enumerated at J. VI, 232: sāsapa° (mustard-paste), mattika° (fragrant earth-paste, cp. Fuller’s earth), tila° (sesamum paste). At DA. I, 88, a fourth paste is given as haliddi°, used before the application of face powder (poudre de riz, mukha-cuṇṇa). Cp. kakku. (Page 173)

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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.

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Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Kakkā (कक्का):—(nm) uncle.

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Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

1) Kakka (कक्क) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Kalka.

2) Kakka (कक्क) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Kalka.

3) Kakka (कक्क) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Karka.

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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Kakka (ಕಕ್ಕ):—[noun] the quality, state or fact of being crooked; crookedness.

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Kakka (ಕಕ್ಕ):—[noun] one’s father’s younger brother.

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Kakka (ಕಕ್ಕ):—

1) [noun] (children’s term) waste matter excreted from the bowels; faeces; excrement.

2) [noun] (children’s term) anything that is abominable hence, must not be touched.

3) [noun] the particles of solid matter that settle at the bottom in an oil (esp. when heated and cooled).

4) [noun] (dial.) the sediment, residue which settles at the bottom of any liquid.

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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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Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Kākkā (காக்கா) noun < Urdu kākā. Elder brother; தமையன். [thamaiyan.] Muhammadan usage

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Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.

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