Camya, Cāmya: 4 definitions
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Camya 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Chamya.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryCāmya (चाम्य).—Food.
Derivable forms: cāmyam (चाम्यम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryCāmya (चाम्य):—n. (√cam; cf. [Pāṇini 3-1, 126]) food, [Horace H. Wilson]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryCāmya (चाम्य):—(myaṃ) 1. n. Food.
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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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Ends with: Acamya.
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