Catukti, Catu-ukti, Cāṭūkti: 6 definitions
Introduction:
Catukti means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi. 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 Chatukti.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryCāṭūkti (चाटूक्ति).—f.
(-ktiḥ) 1. Service. 2. Agreeable language. 3. Flattery. E. cāṭu agreeable speech, and ukti saying.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryCāṭūkti (चाटूक्ति):—[from cāṭu] f. = ṭu-vacana, [Śukasaptati]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryCāṭūkti (चाटूक्ति):—(ktiḥ) 2. f. Service, flattery.
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 dictionaryCāṭūkti (चाटूक्ति) [Also spelled chaukti]:—(nf) a flattering statement, flattery.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusCaṭūkti (ಚಟೂಕ್ತಿ):—[noun] = ಚಟು - [catu -] 1.
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Cāṭūkti (ಚಾಟೂಕ್ತಿ):—
1) [noun] = ಚಾಟುಮಾತು [catumatu].
2) [noun] a witty statement or remark; a pun.
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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