Cinkhala, Ciṅkhala: 1 definition
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Cinkhala 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 Chinkhala.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryCiṅkhala (चिङ्खल).—(adj., or less likely subst. m. or nt.; compare Sanskrit Lex. cikhalla, Pali and AMg. cikkhalla, AMg. also cikkhila, all nouns), muddy (or mud, mire): °le bhūpradeśe Mūla-Sarvāstivāda-Vinaya ii.79.18; Tibetan rdzab can gyi phyogs, muddy place.
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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