Angulimotana, Aṅgulimoṭana, Anguli-motana, Aṅgulīmoṭana, Amgulimotana: 8 definitions
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Angulimotana 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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Aṅgulimoṭana (अङ्गुलिमोटन) or Aṅgulīmoṭana (अङ्गुलीमोटन).—[aṅgulyormoṭanaṃ mardanaṃ sphoṭanaṃ tāḍanaṃ vā yatra] snapping or cracking the fingers (Mar cuṭakī).
Derivable forms: aṅgulimoṭanam (अङ्गुलिमोटनम्), aṅgulīmoṭanam (अङ्गुलीमोटनम्).
Aṅgulimoṭana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms aṅguli and moṭana (मोटन). See also (synonyms): aṅgurimoṭana, aṅgulisphoṭana, aṅgurisphoṭana.
Aṅgulimoṭana (अङ्गुलिमोटन).—n.
(-naṃ) Cracking, or snapping the finger joints. E. aṅguli, and moṭana rubbing, from muṭa aff. lyuṭ.
Aṅgulimoṭana (अङ्गुलिमोटन):—[=aṅguli-moṭana] [from aṅguli > aṅgula] n. snapping or cracking the fingers.
Aṅgulimoṭana (अङ्गुलिमोटन):—[tatpurusha compound] n.
(-nam) Cracking or snapping the fin-ger joints. E. aṅguli and moṭana.
Aṅgulimoṭana (अङ्गुलिमोटन):—[aṅguli-moṭana] (naṃ) 1. n. Cracking or snapping the fingers or joints.
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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
Aṃgulimōṭana (ಅಂಗುಲಿಮೋಟನ):—[noun] cracking of the fingers.
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: Motana, Anguli.
Full-text: Pucchati, Angurimotana, Angulisphotana, Angurisphotana.
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