Cikkana, Cikkaṇa, Cikkaṇā: 14 definitions
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Cikkana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, 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 Chikkana.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of termsCikkaṇa (चिक्कण):—Unctuous
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarycikkaṇa (चिक्कण).—For these two and for all compounds with and derivatives from them, and for cikkū, see in order under cika.
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 dictionaryCikkaṇa (चिक्कण).—a. (-ṇā or -ṇī f.) [चिक्क्, क्विप् चिक्, तं कणति, कण्-शब्दे अच् (cikk, kvip cik, taṃ kaṇati, kaṇ-śabde ac) Tv.]
1) Smooth, glossy, कठिनश्चिक्वणः श्लक्ष्णः पिच्छिलो मृदुदारुणः (kaṭhinaścikvaṇaḥ ślakṣṇaḥ picchilo mṛdudāruṇaḥ) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 12.184.34.
2) Slippery.
3) Bland.
4) Unctuous, greasy; लघु परित्रायतामेनां भवान् मा कस्यापि तपस्विन इङ्गुदीतैलचिक्कणशीर्षस्य हस्ते पतिष्यति (laghu paritrāyatāmenāṃ bhavān mā kasyāpi tapasvina iṅgudītailacikkaṇaśīrṣasya haste patiṣyati) Ś.2.
-ṇaḥ The betel-nut tree.
-ṇā An excellent cow.
-ṇam A betel-nut.
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Cikkaṇā (चिक्कणा).—
1) The betel-nut tree.
2) A betel-nut.
See also (synonyms): cikkaṇī.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryCikkaṇa (चिक्कण).—mfn.
(-ṇaḥ-ṇā-ṇī-ṇaṃ) 1. Unctuous, greasy. 2. Bland, emollient. 3. Smooth, glossy. 4. Slippery. m.
(-ṇaḥ) The betel-nut tree. nf. (-ṇaṃ-ṇā or -ṇī) 1. The betel nut. 2. A good cow. E. cit to think of, Unadi affix ac, the final of the radical changed to ka. or cikka-kvip cik taṃ kaṇati kaṇa + śabde ac .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryCikkaṇa (चिक्कण).—adj. Smooth, slippery, Mahābhārata 12, 6854; 14, 1416 (thus to be read instead of cikvaṇa); [Suśruta] 2, 176, 14.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryCikkaṇa (चिक्कण).—[adjective] smooth, slippery.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Cikkaṇa (चिक्कण):—mf(ā)n. smooth, slippery, unctuous, [Mahābhārata xii, 6854; xiv, 1416; Suśruta; Śakuntalā]
2) (ati-, ‘very smooth’), [Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra xxvi, 1, 4 [Scholiast or Commentator]]
3) m. the betel-nut tree, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) n. any smooth liquid, gum, [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhajjātaka iii, 7 [Scholiast or Commentator]]
5) the betel-nut, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
6) f(ā, ī). idem, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
7) Cikkaṇā (चिक्कणा):—[from cikkaṇa] f. an excellent cow (kkiṇā, [Horace H. Wilson]), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryCikkaṇa (चिक्कण):—[(ṇaḥ-ṇā-ṇaṃ) a.] Bland, soft, unctuous, slippery. m. Betel-nut tree. n. f. Betel-nut; good cow.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Cikkaṇa (चिक्कण) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Cikkaṇa.
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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 dictionaryCikkaṇa (चिक्कण) [Also spelled chikkan]:—(a) see [cikanā]; hence ~[tā] (nf).
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Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionaryCikkaṇa (चिक्कण) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Cikkaṇa.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusCikkaṇa (ಚಿಕ್ಕಣ):—
1) [adjective] soothing; smooth.
2) [adjective] unctuous; greasy.
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Cikkaṇa (ಚಿಕ್ಕಣ):—
1) [noun] the act of soothing (as a medicine, ointment); a demulcent.
2) [noun] that which smoothened, softened.
3) [noun] a food that is made very soft by cooking more or over-cooking.
4) [noun] the palm tree Areca catechu of Arecaceae family.
5) [noun] its nut used to chew with betel leaves; betel nut; areca nut.
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: Cikkanagesar, Cikkanakantha, Cikkanam, Cikkanapaka, Cikkanapakam, Cikkanaruvalu, Cikkanata, Cikkanatva, Cikkanavu.
Ends with: Acikkana, Krishnacikkana.
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