Chikkara: 5 definitions
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Chikkara means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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 Chhikkara.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryChikkara (छिक्कर).—[masculine] a cert. animal.
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Chikkāra (छिक्कार).—[masculine] a kind of antelope.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Chikkara (छिक्कर):—m. a kind of animal, [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā lxxxvi, 20; 38 and 44.]
2) Chikkāra (छिक्कार):—m. a kind of antelope, [Dhanvantari vi, 69.]
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusChikkāra (ಛಿಕ್ಕಾರ):—[noun] a kind of deer .
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Chikkaram, Cikkaram, Cikkaratteliyal.
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Brihat Samhita (by N. Chidambaram Iyer)
Traditions of transgressive sacrality (against blasphemy) in Hinduism < [Volume 78 (2017)]