Adhikanga, Adhikāṅga, Adhika-anga, Adhikamga: 10 definitions
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Adhikanga means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryadhikāṅga (अधिकांग).—n (S) A member or part excessive (as a sixth finger &c.) 2 attrib. One so deformed.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAdhikāṅga (अधिकाङ्ग).—a.
-ṅgī f.) having a redundant limb. Manusmṛti 3.8. (see above
Adhikāṅga is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms adhika and aṅga (अङ्ग).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAdhikāṅga (अधिकाङ्ग).—mfn.
(-ṅgaḥ-ṅgā-ṅgaṃ) Having more members than natural or common. n.
(-ṅgaṃ) The girdle over the coat of mail, worn as a kind of scarf. E. adhika exceeding and aṅga the body.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryAdhikāṅga (अधिकाङ्ग).—[feminine] ī having a redundant member.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Adhikāṅga (अधिकाङ्ग):—[from adhika > adhi] mf(ī)n. having some redundant member or members, [Manu-smṛti iii, 8]
2) [v.s. ...] n. belt worn over the coat of mail, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAdhikāṅga (अधिकाङ्ग):—[bahuvrihi compound] I. m. f. n.
(-ṅgaḥ-ṅgī or -ṅgā-ṅgam) Having more members than natural or common. Ii. n.
(-ṅgam) The girdle over the coat of mail, worn as a kind of scarf. E. adhika and aṅga; in the fem. with aff. ṅīṣ or ṭāp.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryAdhikāṅga (अधिकाङ्ग):—[adhikā+ṅga] (ṅgaṃ) 1. n. The girdle over a coat of mail.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusAdhikāṃga (ಅಧಿಕಾಂಗ):—
1) [noun] the extra or redundant limb or part of a limb (e.g. a sixth finger like growth in the hand).
2) [noun] a sash, girdle or belt worn over the mail coat.
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)
Partial matches: Adhika, Anga.
Starts with: Adhikangadarshana.
Ends with: Hinadhikanga, Nyunadhikanga.
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