Cakana, Cakaṇā, Cakāṉā, Cakanā: 6 definitions
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Cakana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Chakana.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarycakaṇā (चकणा).—a P That squints.
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cakāṇā (चकाणा).—a P (Or cakaṇā) Affected with strabism or squinting.
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cākaṇa (चाकण).—f A serpent, a species of Coluber.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishcakaṇā (चकणा).—a That squints.
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cākaṇa (चाकण).—f A serpent.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryCakana (चकन):—[from cak] [gana] cūrṇādi (vv.ll. cakkana and cakvana).
[Sanskrit to German]
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 corpusCākaṇa (ಚಾಕಣ):—[noun] an eatable made of the meat (flesh of animals), taken while drinking liquors.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconCakāṉā (சகானா) noun < Urdu sahānā. (Music) A specific melody-type; ஓர் இராகம். [or iragam.] (பரதசாஸ்திரம் இராக. [magaparatham iraga.] 55.)
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Cakana-varttamarokam, Cakanacukana, Cakanacura, Cakanacuru, Cakanama, Cakanayakan.
Ends with: Acakana, Bacakana, Bicakana, Dacakana, Halucakana, Hicakana, Macakana, Micakana, Pacakana, Picakana, Samcakana, Ucakana.
Full-text: Cakkana, Cakvana, Sahana, Sakana, Chakana, Maat, Dekhna, Shir.
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