Cancari, Cāñcarī, Cañcarī, Cañcari, Cañcāri: 8 definitions
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Cancari 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 Chanchari.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarycāñcarī (चांचरी).—f Reeling or staggering. v khā 2 Faltering, hesitating, confused pausing (in speech).
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishcāñcarī (चांचरी).—f Reeling; faltering, hesitating.
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 dictionaryCañcarī (चञ्चरी).—A large black bee; चुलुकयति मदीयां चेतनां चञ्चरीकः (culukayati madīyāṃ cetanāṃ cañcarīkaḥ) R. G.; कुन्दलताया विमुक्तमकरन्दरसाया अपि चञ्च- रीकः । प्रणयप्ररूढप्रेमभरभञ्जनकातरभावभीतः (kundalatāyā vimuktamakarandarasāyā api cañca- rīkaḥ | praṇayaprarūḍhapremabharabhañjanakātarabhāvabhītaḥ) || Vb.1.4; Vikr. 1.2; Bv.1.48.
See also (synonyms): cañcarīka.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryCañcarī (चञ्चरी).—f. (-rī) A bee.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryCañcarī (चञ्चरी):—f. ([from] [Intensive] √car) a bee, [Udbhaṭa]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryCañcarī (चञ्चरी):—(rī) 3. f. A bee.
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.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconCañcari (சஞ்சரி) noun See சஞ்சரீகம். ((சங்கத்தகராதி) தமிழ்சொல்லகராதி) [sancharigam. ((sangathagarathi) thamizhsollagarathi)]
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Cañcari (சஞ்சரி) [cañcarittal] 11 intransitive verb < sañcar.
1. To move about; நடமாடுதல். [nadamaduthal.]
2. To wander, range, haunt, as beasts; திரிதல். [thirithal.]
3. To lodge, dwell, abide; வாசஞ்செய்தல். மாலவிடஞ் சஞ்சரியாமல் [vasancheythal. malavidagn sanchariyamal] (தனிப்பாடற்றிரட்டு [thanippadarrirattu] ii, 25, 57).
4. To lead immoral life; நெறிதப்பி ஒழுகுதல். [nerithappi ozhuguthal.] Local usage
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Cañcāri (சஞ்சாரி) noun < sañ-cārī nominative singular of sañ-cārin.
1. Wanderer, traveller; சஞ்சரிப் பவன். [sancharip pavan.]
2. (Music) A melody-type having a considerable variety of notes; சங்கீத வர்ணபேதம். [sangitha varnapetham.]
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Cañcāri (சஞ்சாரி) noun < saṃ-sārī nominative singular of saṃ-sārin.
1. Cultivator, farmer; குடியான வன். [kudiyana van.]
2. A man having a large family; பெரிய. குடும்பமுடையவன். [periya. kudumbamudaiyavan.]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionarySanchaari is another spelling for सञ्चारी [sañcārī].—n. Rhet. an auxiliary sentiment which strengthens the main sentiment;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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Starts with: Camcaria, Cancarika, Cancarikai, Cancarikam, Cancarikan, Cancarikavali, Cancarin.
Ends with: Tecacancari, Vanacancari.
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