Akunc, Ākuñc: 3 definitions
Introduction:
Akunc 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Akunch.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryĀkuñc (आकुञ्च्).—1 Ā., 6 P. To bend. -Caus.
1) To draw together, contract, bend inward, curve, compress; आकु- ञ्चितसव्यपादम् (āku- ñcitasavyapādam) Kumārasambhava 3.7; R.6.15; Bhartṛhari 1.3.
2) To shorten.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀkuñc (आकुञ्च्):—[=ā-√kuñc] Caus. ([Potential] -kuñcayet; [indeclinable participle] -kuñcya) to bend (as a limb), [Suśruta]
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Ākuñc (आकुञ्च्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Āuṃṭa.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Akumca, Akumcanagey, Akumcisu, Akumciya, Akuncana, Akuncanasana, Akuncaya, Akunch, Akunchan, Akunchana, Akunchanasana, Akunchita, Akuncin, Akuncita, Akuncitaka, Akuncitasharira, Akuncya.
Relevant text
No search results for Akunc, Ākuñc, A-kunc, Ā-kuñc; (plurals include: Akuncs, Ākuñcs, kuncs, kuñcs) in any book or story.