Tunganasika, Tuṅganāsika, Tunga-nasika: 3 definitions
Introduction:
Tunganasika means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. 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.
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Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarytuṅganāsika : (adj.) having a prominent nose.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryTuṅganāsika refers to: one with a prominent or long nose S. II, 284; cp. saṇha-tunga-sadisī nāsikā Th. 2, 258;
Note: tuṅganāsika is a Pali compound consisting of the words tuṅga and nāsika.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryTuṅganāsikā (तुङ्गनासिका):—[=tuṅga-nāsikā] [from tuṅga] f. a long-nosed woman, iv, 1, 55 [Kāśikā-vṛtti]
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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