Ardhavisarga, Ardha-visarga: 6 definitions

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Ardhavisarga 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.

In Hinduism

Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)

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Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammar

Ardhavisarga (अर्धविसर्ग).—A term used for the Jihvāmūliya and Upadhmāniya into which a visarga is changed when followed by the letters क्, ख (k, kha), and the letters प्, फ् (p, ph) respectively.

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Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Ardhavisarga in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Ardhavisarga (अर्धविसर्ग).—the Visarga sound before क्, ख्, प् (k, kh, p), and फ् (ph), so called because its sign () is the half of a Visarga ().

Derivable forms: ardhavisargaḥ (अर्धविसर्गः).

Ardhavisarga is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ardha and visarga (विसर्ग). See also (synonyms): ardhavisarjanīya.

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

Ardhavisarga (अर्धविसर्ग):—[=ardha-visarga] m. the sound Visarga before k, kh, p, ph (so called because its sign [ᳲ] is the half of that of the Visarga []).

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Ardhavisarga 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.

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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Ardhavisarga in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Ardhavisarga (ಅರ್ಧವಿಸರ್ಗ):—[noun] the half of the aspirate sound (visarga) before the consonants ಕ, ಖ, ಪ, ಫ [ka, kha, pa, pha].

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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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