Caci, Cāci: 3 definitions
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Caci means something in the history of ancient India, Tamil. 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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Caci (சசி) (in Tamil) refers to Śaśin in Sanskrit, and represents one of the proper nouns mentioned in the Kanchipuranam, which narrates the Shaivite Legends of Kanchipuram—an ancient and sacred district in Tamil Nadu (India). The Kanchipuranam (mentioning Caci) reminds us that Kanchipuram represents an important seat of Hinduism where Vaishnavism and Shaivism have co-existed since ancient times.
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.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Cāci (ಚಾಚಿ):—[noun] (children’s term) one’s mother’s breast.
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Cāci (ಚಾಚಿ):—[noun] the wife of one’s father’s younger brother.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
Caci (சசி) noun < śaśī nominative singular of śaśin.
1. See சசாங்கன். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [sasangan. (pingalagandu)]
2. Camphor; கர்ப்பூரம். (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) [karppuram. (sudamaninigandu)]
3. Rock-salt; இந்துப்பு. [inthuppu.] (தைலவருக்கச்சுருக்கம் தைல. [thailavarukkachurukkam thaila.] 119.)
4. cf. இந்து³. [inthu³.] Sea; கடல். (அகராதி நிகண்டு) [kadal. (agarathi nigandu)]
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Caci (சசி) noun < śacī. Wife of Indra; இந்தி ராணி. சசியொ டொப்பாள் [inthi rani. sasiyo doppal] (சூளாமணி நகர. [sulamani nagara.] 28).
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Caci (சசி) noun perhaps from கசி-. [kasi-.] Rain; மழை. (அகராதி நிகண்டு) [mazhai. (agarathi nigandu)]
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Cāci (சாசி) noun cf. சாகி. [sagi.] Indian chickweed. See திராய். (வைத்திய மலையகராதி) [thiray. (vaithiya malaiyagarathi)]
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Cāci (சாசி) noun [Telugu: tcāci, K. cāci.] Mother's milk; முலைப்பால். [mulaippal.] Nursery usage
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
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Starts with (+6): Caci-putaputti, Caci-varnapotam, Cacicekaran, Caciga, Cacikannam, Cacikentiram, Cacimanalan, Cacinakkatuku, Cacinam, Cacipam, Cacippiriyam, Caciputam, Cacitaran, Cacitekam, Cacituruvam, Cacivallavan, Cacivan, Cacivikkepam, Caciya, Caciyam.
Full-text (+97): Shashishekhara, Saci, Shashiprabha, Shashilekha, Shashikala, Shashivadana, Shashimauli, Shashikanta, Shashideva, Shashibhushana, Shashi, Shashimandala, Shashivatika, Cacitaran, Cacitekam, Cacimanalan, Shashija, Cacicekaran, Cacivallavan, Caci-varnapotam.
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