Mankura, Maṅkura, Mamkura: 9 definitions
Introduction:
Mankura means something in Buddhism, Pali, 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.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesOn of the four ministers of Milinda who were sent to fetch Nagasena to the palace. Mil., p. 29 f.
Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMaṅkura (मङ्कुर).—A mirror.
Derivable forms: maṅkuraḥ (मङ्कुरः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryMaṅkura (मङ्कुर).—m.
(-raḥ) A mirror. E. maki to adorn, urac aff., and the nasal retained; also makura and mukura .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryMaṅkura (मङ्कुर).—m. A mirror; cf. mukura.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryMaṅkura (मङ्कुर):—m. = makura, a mirror, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryMaṅkura (मङ्कुर):—(raḥ) 1. m. A mirror.
[Sanskrit to German]
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 corpusMaṃkura (ಮಂಕುರ):—[noun] smooth surface of glass coated on one side with an amalgam, which reflects light rays to form an image; a looking-glass; a miorror.
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)
Starts with: Mankuram.
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