Camta, Caṃṭa, Cañtā, Caṇṭā, Cantā: 4 definitions

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Camta means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi, 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 Chant.

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Hindi dictionary

1) Caṃṭa (चंट) [Also spelled chant]:—(a) cunning, clever, wily; ~[pana] cunningness, cleverness, wiliness.

2) Cāṃṭā (चांटा):—(nm) a slap; —[jaḍanā/denā/lagānā/rasīda -karanā] to (give a) slap.

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary
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Sanskrit dictionary

Cañtā (चञ्ता) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Caṃcā.

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

Cāṃta (ಚಾಂತ):—[noun] a word ending with the syllable 'c'.

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus
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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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Tamil dictionary

Caṇṭā (சண்டா) noun See செண்டா. [senda.]

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Canta (சந்த) adjectival < Italian santo. Saintly; திருக்குறள் சுத்தமான. [thirukkural suthamana.] Roman Cathlic usage

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Cantā (சந்தா) noun < Urdu candā. Money-subscription; பத்திரிகை முதலியவற்றுக்குச் செலுத்த வேண்டும் கட்டணம். [pathirigai muthaliyavarrukkus selutha vendum kattanam.] Mod.

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon
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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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