Capati, Capātī: 6 definitions
Introduction:
Capati means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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 Chapati.
In Hinduism
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
Source: ISKCON Press: GlossaryCapātī (चपाती).—A flat bread made from whole-wheat flour.
Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu’).
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarycapaṭī (चपटी) [or डी, ḍī].—f (capaṭā) Any thing beaten flat (as a pysa, a lump of dough &c.)
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capāṭī (चपाटी).—f (capāṭa) A slap or smack.
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capātī (चपाती).—f ( H) A cake flattened with the hand without a roller.
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cāpaṭī (चापटी).—f (cāpaṭa) Any thing beaten flat. 2 A slap or smack.
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cāpatī (चापती).—f R A pole or bar used as a lever.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishcapāṭī (चपाटी).—f A slap or smack.
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capātī (चपाती).—f A cake flattened with the hand without a roller.
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cāpaṭī (चापटी).—f A slap; anything beaten flat.
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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary1) Capaṭī (चपटी):—(nf) homosexual act between two females.
2) Capatī (चपती):—(nf) a fillet.
3) Capātī (चपाती) [Also spelled chapati]:—(nf) a thin bread of the Indian style.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusCapāti (ಚಪಾತಿ):—[noun] a kind of flat, round, thin cake made of wheat flour, baked on a pan.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconCapati (சபதி) adverb < sapadi. Instantaneously; உடனடியில். (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [udanadiyil. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Capatiya.
Ends with: Ankicapati, Ankucapati, Cincapati, Ciththicapati, Krauncapati, Kuccapati, Nicapati, Piracapati, Pishacapati, Tuvicapati, Ucapati, Uccapati, Vacapati.
Full-text (+24): Sapadi, Cap, Hulidalida, Lattisu, Bellunige, Samsrip, Akalika, Carpatika, Prakshobha, Prakshobhana, Addittu, Harisakha, Navitan, Cappatti, Grihadehali, Gatamanaska, Krishanuyantra, Dvidandyadi, Dharmadharmau, Umbh.
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