Chalaka: 6 definitions
Introduction:
Chalaka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 Chhalaka.
Ambiguity: Although Chalaka has separate glossary definitions below, it also represents an alternative spelling of the word Calaka. It further has the optional forms Chālaka.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarychalaka (छलक).—a S That troubles, torments, molests, annoys.
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chaḷaka (छळक).—& chaḷaṇā Popular forms of chalaka & chalanā.
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 dictionaryChalaka (छलक).—a. Delusive, cheating.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryChalaka (छलक).— (cf. vb. skhal), adj. sbst. Deceiving, a deceriver, [Harivaṃśa, (ed. Calc.)] 11476.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryChalaka (छलक):—[from chal] mfn. delusive, [Harivaṃśa 11476.]
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Chalakajhaar, Chalakajhar, Chalakalpa, Chalakalpaka, Chalakamota, Chalakana, Chalakapata, Chalakaraka, Chalakarin, Chalakarna, Chalakasavara.
Ends with: Panchalaka, Prachalaka, Purvapanchalaka.
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