Nishcukkana, Niścukkaṇa: 5 definitions

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Nishcukkana 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.

The Sanskrit term Niścukkaṇa can be transliterated into English as Niscukkana or Nishcukkana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Nishchukkana.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Nishcukkana in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Niścukkaṇa (निश्चुक्कण).—A powder for clearing the teeth, a kind of tooth-powder (Mar. dāṃtavaṇa).

Derivable forms: niścukkaṇam (निश्चुक्कणम्).

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

Niścukkaṇa (निश्चुक्कण):—[=niś-cukkaṇa] n. (√cukk ?) a sort of tooth-powder which destroys the tartar but blackens the teeth, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] (also written -cūkvaṇa and -cuṅkaṭa).

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

Niścukkaṇa (निश्चुक्कण):—[ni-ścukkaṇa] (ṇaṃ) 1. n. A kind of tooth powder.

[Sanskrit to German]

Nishcukkana 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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