Cikka: 8 definitions

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Cikka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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 Chikka.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Cikka (चिक्क).—a. Flat-nosed.

-kkaḥ The musk-rat.

-kkā 1 A mouse.

2) A betel-nut.

3) A part near the middle of the elephant's body; Mātaṅga L.5.8;6.11.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Cikka (चिक्क).—m., or cikkā (n. pl. °ās; compare Sanskrit cikkaṇa, especially s.v. 5 in [Boehtlingk]), sticky matter, as secreted from the eyes: cikkās tathākṣṇoḥ krimivac ca jantoḥ Śikṣāsamuccaya 231.11 (verse).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Cikka (चिक्क).—mfn.

(-kkaḥ-kkī-kkaṃ) Flat-nosed. m.

(-kkaḥ) A musk rat. f.

(-kkā) A mouse. E. cik imitative sound, and ka who utters, from kai with ḍa affix; or cikk to give pain, and ka affix; or in the last sense, ni preposition changed. to cik and kac added cik iti avyaktena śabdena kāyati kai ka .

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Cikka (चिक्क):—mfn. flat-nosed, [Pāṇini 5-2, 33], [vArttika] 1

2) n. flat-nosedness, [ib.]

3) m. (= cikura) a musk-rat, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

4) Cikkā (चिक्का):—[from cikka] f. a mouse, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

5) [v.s. ...] (= cikkaṇa) a betel-nut, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

6) [v.s. ...] for chikkā? [Purāṇa-sarvasva]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Cikka (चिक्क):—(kkaḥ) 1. m. A musk-rat. f. (kkā) A mouse. a. Flat-nosed.

[Sanskrit to German]

Cikka in German

context information

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.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Cikka (ಚಿಕ್ಕ):—

1) [adjective] small a) little in size, esp. when compared with others of the same kind; not large or big; limited in size; b) of slight intensity; of limited degree or scope.

2) [adjective] young (said of children or offsprings of animals).

3) [adjective] mean a) small-minded or ignoble; b) inferior in grade, quality or character; c) low in status, rank or dignity; d) of little importance or consequence.

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Cikka (ಚಿಕ್ಕ):—[noun] the state of being very young or immature.

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Cikka (ಚಿಕ್ಕ):—

1) [noun] a network of rope that can be suspended from the roof-beam of a house, used to keep vessels from the easy reach of children or cats, rats, etc.

2) [noun] a carry-bag made of net work of threads or strings.

3) [noun] a pouch made of network of threads for tying the mouths of cattle.

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Cikka (ಚಿಕ್ಕ):—[adjective] flat-nosed.

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Cikka (ಚಿಕ್ಕ):—[noun] the plant Costus speciosus of Zingiberaceae family, the oil extracted from which is used in perfumery; sweet costus.

context information

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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