Capakana, Capakaṇa, Cāpākāṉā: 3 definitions

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Capakana means something in Marathi, 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 Chapakan.

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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

capakaṇa (चपकण).—, Formed by metathesis from cabaka &c.

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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.

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Hindi dictionary

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Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Capakana (चपकन) [Also spelled chapakan]:—(nm) a peculiar long tight coat.

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Tamil dictionary

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Cāpākāṉā (சாபாகானா) [cāpā-kāṉā] noun < idem. + U. kānāh. Printing office; அச்சுக்கூடம். [achukkudam.] Local usage

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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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