India history and geography

Source: Project Gutenberg: Castes and Tribes of Southern India, Volume 1

Avuka (“marsh”) is one of the exogamous septs (divisions) among the Malas (considered the Pariahs of the Telugu country) of the Reddi Bhumi section. The Mala people are almost equally inferior in position to the Madigas and have, in their various sub-divisions, many exogamous septs (e.g., Avuka).

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Āvuka (आवुक).—A father (in theatrical language).

Derivable forms: āvukaḥ (आवुकः).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Āvūka (आवूक).—m.

(-kaḥ) A father, (in theatrical language.) E. ava to preserve, ūkan affix, and the initial lengthened.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Āvuka (आवुक).—[masculine] father ([drama]).*

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

Āvuka (आवुक):—m. (in [dramatic language]) father, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Āvūka (आवूक):—(kaḥ) 1. m. A father.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Āvuka (आवुक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Āvua.

[Sanskrit to German]

Avuka 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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Āvuka (ಆವುಕ):—[noun] the male parent; a father.

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Avukana, Avukanavihara, Avukaram, Avukata.

Ends with (+16): Abhavuka, Abhibhavuka, Adhyambhavuka, Anagnambhavuka, Ananubhavuka, Andhambhavuka, Anurdhvambhavuka, Apracyavuka, Ashamarathambhavuka, Bhavuka, Cavuka, Chavuka, Durambhavuka, Hedavuka, Helavuka, Ilavuka, Jalavuka, Jhavuka, Lavuka, Masibhavuka.

Full-text: Avua.

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