Catacata, Caṭacaṭa, Caṭacaṭā, Catacatane: 10 definitions
Introduction:
Catacata 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 Chatachata.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarycaṭacaṭa (चटचट) [or टां, ṭāṃ].—ad Imit. of the sound of lashing, caning &c.: of the spitting and sputtering of particular things: of the crackling of a burning corpse &c.: also emphatically expressive of the stinging and biting of mosquitoes, fleas, bugs. 2 Used with v bhājaṇēṃ, lāgaṇēṃ, and imitatively of the sound emitted upon any sudden scorching or singeing.
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caṭācaṭa (चटाचट) [or टां, ṭāṃ].—ad (Imit.) In a trice, shake, jiffey. 2 Used also as caṭacaṭa q. v. although with implication of intenseness or of closer reiteration.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishcaṭacaṭa (चटचट) [or ṭāṃ, or टां].—Imit. of the sound of lash- ing, caning &c.; of the spitting and sputtering of particular things &c.
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caṭācaṭa (चटाचट) [or ṭāṃ, or टां].—ad In a trice, shake, jiffey.
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 dictionaryCaṭacaṭā (चटचटा).—The sound of the clashing of weapons, cracking of fire &c.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryCaṭacaṭā (चटचटा).—[caṭacaṭā-], (an imitative sound), Clashing, Mahābhārata 1, 7110; roaring, 3, 10980.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Caṭacaṭa (चटचट):—(onomatopoetic) [Parasmaipada] ṭati, to crackle (as fire), [Vāsavadattā] 607.
2) Caṭacaṭā (चटचटा):—[from caṭacaṭa] ind. (onomatopoetic) only in [compound]
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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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryCaṭācaṭa (चटाचट) [Also spelled chatachat]:—(nf) a repeated crackle or smack; (adv) with a repeated crackling or smacking report.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusCaṭacaṭa (ಚಟಚಟ):—[noun] = ಚಟ್ [cat].
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Caṭacaṭane (ಚಟಚಟನೆ):—[adverb] swiftly; quickly.
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 LexiconCatacata (சதசத) [catacatattal] [cata-cata] 11 intransitive verb Onomatopoeic To be damp, wet; ஈரப்பற்றாயிருத்தல். [irapparrayiruthal.]
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 Dictionary1) Caṭacaṭa (चटचट):—adv. 1. to be snapped; 2. to crackle; 3. to be sticky; 4. to slap continuously;
2) Caṭācaṭa (चटाचट):—adv. 1. rapidly; uninterruptedly; 2. vigorously;
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: Cata-cataenal, Catacatana, Catacatanem, Catacatappu, Catacatashabda, Catacatay, Catacataya, Catacatayana, Catacatayanatva, Catacatayate, Catacatayita.
Full-text: Catacatashabda, Sadasadatmaka, Cata-cataenal, Chatachat, Catatkriti, Catacatanem, Catacatenal, Catacatayita, Catacatayana, Catacataya, Catacatappu, Cataccaditi, Cataditi, Chatchat, Catatkara, Catat, Catacatay.
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