Alternative spellings of this word include Prachira.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Prācīra (प्राचीर).—An enclosure, fence, wall.

Derivable forms: prācīram (प्राचीरम्).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Prācīra (प्राचीर).—n.

(-raṃ) A bound hedge, a fence, a wall, an inclosure, a rampart. E. pra and āṅ prefixed to ci to collect, aff. kran, and the radical vowel made long.

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

1) Pracīra (प्रचीर):—[=pra-cīra] m. Name of a son of Vatsaprī and Su-nandā, [Mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇa]

2) Prācīra (प्राचीर):—m. or n. ([from] pra-cīra) an enclosure, hedge, fence, wall, [Manvarthamuktāvalī, kullūka bhaṭṭa’s Commentary on manu-smṛti; cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Prācīra (प्राचीर):—[prā+cīra] (raṃ) 1. n. A fence, a wall.

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Pracira 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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Prācīra (प्राचीर) [Also spelled prachir]:—(nf) a parapet, rampart, surrounding wall (of a city, fort, etc.)

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Prācīra (ಪ್ರಾಚೀರ):—[noun] a wall surrounding a building.

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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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Partial matches: Pra, Cira.

Ends with: Durgapracira, Kshaunipracira, Mahipracira.

Full-text: Mahipracira, Kshaunipracira, Piraciram, Pracina, Prachir, Veshtaka, Vriti.

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