Cancalya, Cāñcalya, Camcalya: 10 definitions
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Cancalya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 Chanchalya.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarycāñcalya (चांचल्य).—n (S) Unsteadiness, lit. fig.; i. e. restlessness or fidgetiness; bustlingness (of mind or disposition); fickleness or capriciousness: also fugitiveness or transiency.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishcāñcalya (चांचल्य).—n Unsteadiness; restlessness.
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryCāñcalya (चाञ्चल्य).—[cañcala-ṣyañ]
1) Unsteadiness, quick motion, rolling, tremour (as of the eyes &c.); Bv.2.6.
2) Fickleness.
3) Transitoriness.
Derivable forms: cāñcalyam (चाञ्चल्यम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryCāñcalya (चाञ्चल्य).—n.
(-lyaṃ) 1. Tremulousness, unsteadiness. 2. Transitoriness. E. cañcala, and ṣyañ aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryCāñcalya (चाञ्चल्य).—[neuter] unsteadiness, iYconstaYcy.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryCāñcalya (चाञ्चल्य):—[from cācali] n. ([from] cañcala) unsteadiness, transitoriness, [Rājataraṅgiṇī vii, 162.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryCāñcalya (चाञ्चल्य):—(lyaṃ) 1. n. Unsteadiness.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusCāṃcalya (ಚಾಂಚಲ್ಯ):—
1) [noun] the quality or fact of moving to and fro continuously; a being unsteady, shaky; a quivering; a flickering.
2) [noun] the quality of a person not always holding to the same principles or practice; such a state; inconsistency; vacillation.
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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Ends with: Acancalya, Cittacamcalya.
Full-text: Camcalya, Chanchaly, Cancaliyam.
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