Canakki, Cāṇakkī, Cāṇākki: 4 definitions

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Canakki means something in Jainism, Prakrit, biology, 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.

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Canakki in India is the name of a plant defined with Onosma bracteata in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices.

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Flora Indica, or ‘Descriptions of Indian Plants’ (1824)

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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.

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Languages of India and abroad

Prakrit-English dictionary

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

Cāṇakkī (चाणक्की) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Cāṇakyī.

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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Cāṇakki (ಚಾಣಕ್ಕಿ):—[noun] = ಚಾಣಕಿ [canaki].

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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

[«previous next»] — Canakki in Tamil glossary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Cāṇakki (சாணக்கி) noun < Urdu sānaka. See சானிகை. [sanigai.] Local usage

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Cāṇākki (சாணாக்கி) noun perhaps from சாண் [san] + ஆகு-. [agu-.] See சாணாக்கிக்கீரை. [sanakkikkirai.]

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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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