Danka, Ḍaṅkā, Damka, Ḍāṃka, Ḍāṃkā, Dankā, Damkā: 6 definitions
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Danka 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.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryḍaṅkā (डंका).—m (ḍhakkā S through ( H) A large kettledrum. 2 fig. Notoriety or publicity. v vāja g. of s. 3 The bass-beating stick of the tabor called sambaḷa. The treble-beating stick is ākaḍī. ḍaṅkā dēṇēṃ or vājaviṇēṃ g. of o. To expose, proclaim, or make notorious (a person or a matter).
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ḍāṅka (डांक) [or डाक, ḍāka].—m ( H) A bit of the bits of tin, talc &c. with which shrines or pictures are enameled. 2 A piece of silver, tin &c. placed under a gem to heighten its brilliance, a foil. 3 A colored substance placed under glass as a mock gem. 4 Solder, metallic cement.
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ḍāṅkā (डांका).—m ( H) An attack by robbers. v ghāla, paḍa. Hence, by meton., a robber-gang.
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ḍāṅkā (डांका).—m ( H) A large kettledrum: also a long-shaped drum used on occasions by the kumbhāra caste. 2 The rite or process of summoning the spirit into a corpse on the twelfth day after the decease. v ghāla.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishḍaṅkā (डंका).—m A large kettle-drum. Notoriety or publicity. v vāja. ḍaṅkā dēṇēṃ or vājaviṇēṃ To expose, proclaim, or make notorious (a person or a matter).
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ḍāṅka (डांक) [or ḍāka, or डाक].—m A bit of the bits of tin, talc &c. Solder, metallic cement.
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ḍāṅkā (डांका).—m An attack by robbers.
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumDaṅka (दङ्क) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—poet. [Sūktikarṇāmṛta by Śrīdharadāsa] See Tānahaḍīyadaṅka.
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 dictionary1) Ḍaṃka (डंक) [Also spelled dank]:—(nm) a sting; the tip of a nib or pen; ~[dāra] having a sting; stinged; —[toḍanā] to deprive of the sting/venomousness; —[māranā] to make a caustic/stinging remark.
2) Ḍaṃkā (डंका) [Also spelled danka]:—(nm) a kettle-drum; —[bajanā] to be renowned; to exercise sway over; to achieve fame all over; —[bajanā, laḍāī kā] hostilities to commence/be launched; the battle to be initiated;—[pīṭanā/—bajānā] to make a public pronouncement; to make public; [ḍaṃke kī coṭa] ([para]) [kahanā] to proclaim from house-top, to announce publicly without fear.
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryDanka in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) a kettle-drum; —[bajana] to be renowned; to exercise sway over; to achieve fame all over; —[bajana, ladai ka] hostilities to commence/be launched; the battle to be initiated;—[pitana/—bajana] to make a public pronouncement; to make public; [damke ki cota] ([para]) [kahana] to proclaim from house-top, to announce publicly without fear..—danka (डंका) is alternatively transliterated as Ḍaṃkā.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusḌaṃka (ಡಂಕ):—
1) [noun] a cylindrical percussion instrument consisting of a hollow cylinder or hemisphere with a membrane stretched tightly over both the ends, played by beating with the hands, sticks, etc.
2) [noun] a kind of small, hour-glass shaped, hand-held percussion instrument, in which the two bands with a hard material tied to the free ends make sounds by striking the leather membrane on either side, when shaken continuously; obstinacy; stubbornness.
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 (+7): Damkana, Damkattu, Dankaba sayaba, Dankada, Dankadafi, Dankalaga, Dankamahatmya, Dankan, Dankanem, Dankanu, Dankapati, Dankapatti, Dankapuramahatmya, Dankaunu, Tamkanam, Tan-kariyapuli, Tan-kataie, Tanka, Tankacalai, Tankakkilital.
Ends with: Avadanka, Camdamka, Catanka, Garudanka, Ghritodanka, Hodanka, Hridayodanka, Kaccadanka, Kadanka, Kakamardanka, Kattatanka, Krodanka, Padanka, Sarpadanka, Tadanka, Tanka, Udanka, Vidamka.
Full-text (+12): Damka-ghara, Dankhalaga, Danku, Hridayodanka, Dankamahatmya, Dankhapatti, Ghritodanka, Phirti-daak, Nidanki, Dankila, Bicchu, Daak-khaanaa, Daak-aadesh, Damka-gadi, Dankhila, Bichhu, Daak-thili, Dankalaga, Damko, Dankanem.
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