Citkara, Cītkāra: 14 definitions
Introduction:
Citkara means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, 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 Chitkara.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarycītkāra (चीत्कार).—m (S) The cry of the elephant.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishcītkāra (चीत्कार).—m The cry of the elephant.
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 dictionaryCītkāra (चीत्कार).—An onomatopoetic word, the cry of certain animals, particularly of the ass or elephant; स विषीदति चीत्काराद्गर्दभस्ताडितो यथा (sa viṣīdati cītkārādgardabhastāḍito yathā) H.2.31; वैनायक्यश्चिरं वो वदनविधुतयः पान्तु चीत्कारवत्यः (vaināyakyaściraṃ vo vadanavidhutayaḥ pāntu cītkāravatyaḥ) Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 1.1.
Derivable forms: cītkāraḥ (चीत्कारः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryCitkāra (चित्कार).—m.
(-raḥ) A cry, a scream. E. cit imitative sound, and kāra making. cit + kṛ bhāve yañ . pṛṣo vā dīrghaḥ . Also cītkāra.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryCitkāra (चित्कार).—[cit-kāra] (the first part is an imitative sound), m. Scream; braying of an ass, [Hitopadeśa] ii. [distich] 30, v. r.
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Cītkāra (चीत्कार).—[cīt-kāra], m. Noise, Mahābhārata 7, 6666.
— Cf. citkāra.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryCītkāra (चीत्कार).—[masculine] cry, noise (lit. making cīt).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Citkāra (चित्कार):—[=cit-kāra] [from cit] a m. for cīt-k
2) [=cit-kāra] b See 6. cit.
3) Cītkāra (चीत्कार):—[=cīt-kāra] [from cīt] m. cries, noise, [Mahābhārata vii, 6666; Kathāsaritsāgara lxxiii, 240; Hitopadeśa]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryCitkāra (चित्कार):—[citkā-ra] (raḥ) 1. m. A scream.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Cītkāra (चीत्कार) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Cikkāra.
[Sanskrit to German]
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 dictionaryCītkāra (चीत्कार) [Also spelled chitkar]:—(nf) a sudden scream/screech, loud shriek.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusCītkāra (ಚೀತ್ಕಾರ):—
1) [noun] a sharp, piercing cry; scream; shriek.
2) [noun] the sound made by the wheels of a chariot while being driven; the creaking of wheels.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary1) Citkāra (चित्कार):—n. a shriek; scream; yell;
2) Cītkāra (चीत्कार):—n. a shriek; scream; yell;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Cit, Kara, Ra, Cita.
Starts with: Citkarana, Citkarane, Citkarashabda, Citkaravant, Citkaravat.
Ends with: Akimcitkara, Akincitkara, Kacitkara, Kimcitkara.
Full-text: Citkarashabda, Citkaravat, Citkrita, Citkaravant, Citkarane, Citkriti, Citkarana, Akimcitkara, Kimcitkara, Cikkara, Cirkkaram, Chitkar, Citti, Cit.
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
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