Curnakuntala, Cūrṇakuntala, Curna-kuntala, Curnakumtala: 7 definitions
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Curnakuntala 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 Churnakuntala.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryCūrṇakuntala (चूर्णकुन्तल).—a curl, curly hair; समं केरलकान्तानां चूर्णकुन्तलवल्लिभिः (samaṃ keralakāntānāṃ cūrṇakuntalavallibhiḥ) Vikr.4.2.
Derivable forms: cūrṇakuntalaḥ (चूर्णकुन्तलः).
Cūrṇakuntala is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms cūrṇa and kuntala (कुन्तल).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryCūrṇakuntala (चूर्णकुन्तल).—m.
(-laḥ) A lock of hair, a curl or curling hair. E. cūrṇa what contracts, and kuntala hair.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryCūrṇakuntala (चूर्णकुन्तल):—[=cūrṇa-kuntala] [from cūrṇa > cūrṇ] m. a lock of hair, [Vikramāṅkadeva-carita, by Bilhaṇa iv, 2.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryCūrṇakuntala (चूर्णकुन्तल):—[cūrṇa-kuntala] (laḥ) 1. m. A lock of hair.
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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 corpusCūrṇakuṃtala (ಚೂರ್ಣಕುಂತಲ):—[noun] the lock of hair that grows above the forehead; the forelock.
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Cūrṇakuṃtaḷa (ಚೂರ್ಣಕುಂತಳ):—[noun] = ಚೂರ್ಣಕುಂತಲ [curnakumtala].
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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Partial matches: Curna, Kuntala.
Full-text: Curnalaka.
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