Ka, Kā, Kǎ, Qù, Qu: 38 definitions

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In Hinduism
1. Purana
2. Vyakarana
3. Jyotisha
4. Shaktism
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In Buddhism
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India history
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Ka means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi, Hindi, biology, Tamil. 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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In Various

Ancient Egyptian mythology, history and philosophy

The Egyptian definition of the spirit and life-force of both humans and gods. Ka and ba (soul) form together the immortal elements. When a mortal was born, his ka was created with him and remained in the world of eternity while his mortal body was alive on earth. When a person died, he "rejoined his ka". Ka also acts as a protecting spirit and guards its dead against the dangers of the after life.

The hieroglyph for ka is two raised arms with the palms of the hand stretched.

Source: Pantheon: Egyptian Mythology

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Egypt was an ancient civilization ruled by pharaohs that left behind an extensive cultural heritage and mythology. The Egyptians build the Pyramids of Giza and various temples of great size. Located in North Africa, part of this civilization’s success is the effective use of the River Nile. Their religious pantheon included many Gods dispersed over various belief systems, philosophies and cults.

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

1) Ka (क).—This letter has the following meanings:

(i) Prajāpati. (Śloka 32, Chapter 1, Ādi Parva, Mahābhārata)

(ii) A name of Dakṣaprajāpati. (Śloka 7, Chapter 208, Śānti Parva, Mahābhārata).

(iii) A name of Viṣṇu. (Śloka 91, Chapter 149, Anuśāsana Parva, Mahābhārata)

(iv) Brahmā (Viṣṇu, Maheśvara). (Chapter 348, Agni Purāṇa, Mahābhārata).

2) Ka (क).—ĀDA. A famous sage of ancient India. He was the founder of the Vaiśeṣika system. The word means one who eats Kaṇa (atom). His foes gave him this name to ridicule him. He is also called Kaṇabhakṣaka. Kaṇāda is known as Pippalāda also. (He got that name because he used to eat Pippalī (long pepper) in large quantities). (See under PIPPALĀDA).

Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

1a) Ka (क).—The Lord of Creatures: The Great Puruṣa.^*

* Bhāgavata-purāṇa II. 1. 32; III. 6. 19; VIII. 5. 39; Vāyu-purāṇa 4. 43.

1b) A name of Brahmā.^*

* Bhāgavata-purāṇa X. 13. 18; 14. 2; 85. 47.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)

Ka (क).—(l) tad.affix क (ka) applied to the words of the ऋश्य (ṛśya) group in the four senses called चातुरर्थिक (cāturarthika) e. g. ऋश्यकः, अनडुत्कः, वेणुकः (ṛśyakaḥ, anaḍutkaḥ, veṇukaḥ) etc., cf. P.IV.2.80; (2) tad. affix क (ka) applied to nouns in the sense of diminution, censure, pity etc. e. g. अश्वक्रः, उष्ट्रकः, पुत्रकः (aśvakraḥ, uṣṭrakaḥ, putrakaḥ), cf. P.V. 3.70-87: (3) tad. affix क (ka) in the very sense of the word itself (स्वार्थे (svārthe)) e.g. अविकः, यावकः, कालकः (avikaḥ, yāvakaḥ, kālakaḥ); cf. P.V.4.28-33; (4) Uṇādi affix क (ka) e.g. कर्क, वृक, राका, एक, भेक, काक, पाक, शल्क (karka, vṛka, rākā, eka, bheka, kāka, pāka, śalka) etc. by Uṇādi sūtras III. 40-48 before which the angment इट् (iṭ) is prohibited by P. VII.2.9; (5) kṛt affix क (ka) (अ) where क् (k) is dropped by P. I. 3.8, applied, in the sense of agent, to certain roots mentioned in P.III.1.135, 136, 144, III. 2.3 to 7, III.2.77 and III.3.83 e.g. बुधः, प्रस्थः, गृहम्, कम्बलदः, द्विपः, मूलविभुजः, सामगः, सुरापः (budhaḥ, prasthaḥ, gṛham, kambaladaḥ, dvipaḥ, mūlavibhujaḥ, sāmagaḥ, surāpaḥ) etc.; (6) substitute क (ka) for the word किम् (kim) before a case affix, cf. P.VII.2.103; (7) the Samāsānta affix कप् (kap) (क) at the end of Bahuvrīhi compounds as prescribed by P.V.4.151-160.

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Kā (का).—A technical term used in the Jainendra Vyākaraṇa for the term पञ्चमी (pañcamī) used in Pāṇini's grammar.

Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammar

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Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.

Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)

Ka (क) or Kaketu refers to a particular type of Ketus (i.e., luminous bodies such as comets and meteors), according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 11), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).— Accordingly, “Śveta Ketu is a comet which appears in the east about midnight with its tail pointing to the south. Ka Ketu is a comet of the shape of a carriage pole and appears in the west. Both the above Ketus are seen simultaneously for 7 days. If both should appear glossy, there will be prosperity and happiness in the land; if the Ka Ketu should be visible for over 7 days, there will be much suffering from wars for ten years”.

Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira

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Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Kā (का) is another name for Goddess Nityā, according to the King Vatsarāja’s Pūjāstuti called the Kāmasiddhistuti (also Vāmakeśvarīstuti), guiding one through the worship of the Goddess Nityā.—Accordingly, “[...] O mother! Even the kings of gods bow to the feet of those men who have acquired a drop of the grace of seeing you. [...] Mindful men call you Kledanī, Kulakuṇḍalinī, Kā, Nityā, Nīti, Nau, Nāvikā, Vidyā, Saṃvid, Vīśvamayī, Umā, Kāmeśvarī, and Kamalā”.

Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (shaktism)

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Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.

Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)

Ka (क) refers to the “square-root” as it represents the abbreviation of karaṇī, according to the principles of Bījagaṇita (“algebra” or ‘science of calculation’), according to Gaṇita-śāstra, ancient Indian mathematics and astronomy.—The symbols for powers and roots are abbreviations of Sanskrit words of those imports and are placed after the number affected. [...] In the Bakhshali treatise the square-root of a quantity is indicated by writing after it mū, which is an abbreviation for mūla (root). In other treatises the symbol of the square-root is ka (from karaṇī, root or surd) which is usually placed before, the quantity affected.

Source: archive.org: Hindu Mathematics

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Ganita (गणित) or Ganitashastra refers to the ancient Indian science of mathematics, algebra, number theory, arithmetic, etc. Closely allied with astronomy, both were commonly taught and studied in universities, even since the 1st millennium BCE. Ganita-shastra also includes ritualistic math-books such as the Shulba-sutras.

In Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Ka (क) or Kakāra refers to the “letter ka” (symbolizing the state of not being located anywhere, etc.), according to the 10th-century Ḍākārṇava-tantra: one of the last Tibetan Tantric scriptures belonging to the Buddhist Saṃvara tradition consisting of 51 chapters.—Accordingly, “[...] (The meaning of the letter ka, i.e., not being located anywhere, etc.—) Ka [refers to] all that I repeat narrating in the non-duality of consciousness. [It is] not located anywhere (kvacit); hence, [it is] the letter ka [eg., kakāra—kakārakaṃ yatah]. Therefore, [it is] not [that] direct perception of things is void; [it is] of the nature of the pure reality. [...]”.

Source: MDPI Books: The Ocean of Heroes

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Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.

India history and geography

Ka.—(IE 8-1), for kā (in Kharoṣṭhī), abbreviation of kāla. Note: ka is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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Kā.—(PJS), abbreviation of kārita and kāritā (especially in medieval Jain inscriptions); also of Kāyastha; also of kāṇḍa, ‘a cluster’ (JAS, Letters, Vol. XX, p. 204). Note: kā is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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Ka.—d8ā (IE 8-6; EI 19), Bengali; the cowrie-shell regarded as a coin; a small area of land; one-fourth of a gaṇḍā and one- eightieth of a paṇa. Note: ka is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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Ka.—ḻañju (IE 8-8; EI 28, 30; SITI), Tamil; name of a gold coin; also of the equivalent weight; about 32 ratis (JNSI, Vol. XV, p. 141). Cf. ūr-kaḻañju (EI 28), name of a coin. (SII 13), same as suvarṇa. Note: ka is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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Ka.—ṉṉār-iṟai (SITI), Tamil; profession tax payable by a brazier. Note: ka is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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Ka.—d8ā, Bengali, etc; cowrie-shell regarded as coin; (1/4) of gaṇḍā and (1/80) of paṇa in some areas. Cf. kapardaka, etc. Note: ka is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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Ka.—ḻañju, Tamil; name of a weight or coin weighing 10 mañjāḍis (32 ratis theoretically); sometimes called suvarṇa (q. v.). Note: ka is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

Biology (plants and animals)

1) Ka in Bhutan is the name of a plant defined with Triticum aestivum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Zeia vulgaris var. aestiva (L.) Lunell (among others).

2) Ka in Gabon is also identified with Dichostemma glaucescens It has the synonym Dichostemma amplum Pax.

3) Ka in Guinea is also identified with Psydrax subcordata.

4) Ka in India is also identified with Juglans regia It has the synonym Juglans duclouxiana Dode (etc.).

5) Ka is also identified with Terminalia arjuna It has the synonym Terminalia berryi Wight & Arn. (etc.).

6) Ka in Liberia is also identified with Setaria megaphylla.

7) Ka in Nigeria is also identified with Zea mays It has the synonym Zea tunicata (Larrañaga ex A. St.-Hil. (etc.).

8) Ka in Papua New Guinea is also identified with Plectranthus scutellarioides It has the synonym Majana acuminata Kuntze (etc.).

9) Ka in Sierra Leone is also identified with Alstonia boonei It has the synonym Alstonia congensis var. glabrata Hutch. & Dalziel (etc.).

10) Ka is also identified with Triclisia patens.

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Synopsis Plantarum Glumacearum (1853)
· Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1891)
· Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. (1826)
· Scientia Agricultura Sinica (1987)
· Flora of Tropical Africa (1930)
· Flora Taurico-Caucasica (1808)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Ka, for example chemical composition, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, side effects, diet and recipes, health benefits, have a look at these references.

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

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Pali-English dictionary

Ka°, (pron. interr.) (Sk. kaḥ, Idg. *qǔo besides *qui (see ki° & kiṃ) & *qǔu (see ku°). Cp. Av. ka-; Gr. pğ, pώs, poίos, etc.; Lat. quī; Oir. co-te; Cymr. pa; Goth. hvas, Ags. hwā (=E. who), Ohg. hwër) who? — m. ko, f. kā (nt. kiṃ, q. v.); follows regular decl. of an atheme with some formations fr. ki°, which base is otherwise restricted to the nt.—From ka° also nt. pl. kāni (Sn. 324, 961) & some adv. forms like kathaṃ, kadā, kahaṃ, etc.—1. (a) ka°: Nom. m. ko Sn. 173, 765, 1024; J. I, 279; Dh. 146; f. kā J. VI, 364; PvA. 41; Gen. sg. kassa Miln. 25; Instr. kena; Abl. kasmā (nt.) as adv. “why” Sn. 883, 885; PvA. 4, 13, 63, etc.—(b) ki° (m. & f.; nt. see kiṃ): Gen. sg. kissa Dh. 237; J. II, 104. ko-nāmo (of) what name Miln. 14; DhA. II, 92, occurs besides kin-nāmo Miln. 15.—kvattho what (is the) use Vv 50¹⁰ stands for ko attho.—All cases are frequent emphasized by addition of the affirm. part. nu & su. e.g. ko su’dha tarati oghaṃ (who then or who possibly) Sn. 173; kena ssu nivuto loko “by what then is the world obstructed?” Sn. 1032; kasmā nu saccāni vadanti ... Sn. 885. ‹-› 2. In indef. meaning combined with —ci (Sk. cid: see under ca 1 and ci°): koci, kāci, etc., whoever, some (usually with neg. na koci, etc., equalling “not anybody”), nt. kiñci (q. v.); e.g. mā jātu koci lokasmiṃ pāpiccho It. 85; no yāti koci loke Dh. 179; n’âhaṃ bhatako ‘smi kassaci Sn. 25; na hi nassati kassaci kammaṃ “nobody’s trace of action is lost” Sn. 666; kassaci kiñci na (deti) (he gives) nothing to anybody VvA. 322; PvA. 45.—In Sandhi the orig. d of cid is restored, e.g. app’eva nāma kocid eva puriso idh’agaccheyya, “would that some man or other would come here!” PvA. 153. ‹-› Also in correl. with rel. pron. ya (see details under ya°): yo hi koci gorakkhaṃ upajīvati kassako so na brāhmano (whoever-he) Sn. 612. See also kad°. (Page 173)

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Kā°, in composition, is assimilated (and contracted) form of kad° as kāpuppha, kāpurisa. (Page 202)

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

1) ka (က) [(ti) (တိ)]—
a¿,asū¿=a．(¤ ka kiṃ saddāmha lāso kayuea a kiṃ nitea)．
အဘယ်နည်း¿၊ အဘယ်သူနည်း¿=မေးမြန်းခြင်းအနက်။ (၎င်း က သည် ကိံ သဒ္ဒါမှ လာသော ကဖြစ်၍ အကျယ်ကို ကိံ ၌ကြည့်)။

2) ka (က) [(ti) (တိ)]—
ī ka eiea aniteaso ka,vuddhiso nitea ṇa anupārhieiea．(1) ．(2) sa．(3) a．(4) ．(5) mimimhīrāeiea a (ka eiea amarhi)．(6) a．(7) pra．(8) asaṃpru．(9) souccā．(1va) ,．(11) mhīne．(12) ,rhi．(13) aa．(14) amhu,apruamū．(15) a,rā．(16) pruso．(17) asaññā．(moraka-u tūso morakaaso)．(18) tūññī．(19) sara--．(2va) -khya-．(21) si．(22) limmā--．(23) cuṃ,rhi．(24) khandhā．(25) ma-masisā-．(26) a．(27) pu---．(28) a ．(29) ,ce．(3va) yū-yū- yūyueara-．(31) ．
ဤ က သည် ပုဒ်၏ အဆုံး၌ဖြစ်သော ကဖြစ်သည်၊ ဝုဒ္ဓိရောက်သော ပုဒ်၌ ဏ အနုဗန်ပါရှိ၏။ (၁) ကဲ့ရဲ့ခြင်း။ (၂) သနားခြင်း။ (၃) အငယ်။ (၄) စက်ဆုပ်ဖွယ်။ (၅) မိမိမှီရာပုဒ်၏ အနက် (က ၏ သီးခြားကိုယ်ပိုင်အနက်မရှိ)။ (၆) အပေါင်း။ (၇) ထင်ရှားပြခြင်း။ (၈) အသံပြုခြင်း။ (၉) ပိုင်ဆိုင်သောဥစ္စာ။ (၁ဝ) မွေးဖွားခြင်း၊ ဖြစ်ခြင်း။ (၁၁) မှီတင်းနေထိုင်ခြင်း။ (၁၂) ယှဉ်ခြင်း၊ ရှိခြင်း။ (၁၃) အတိုင်းအရှည်။ (၁၄) အမှု၊ အပြုအမူ။ (၁၅) အဖြစ်၊ ဖြစ်ကြောင်းဖြစ်ရာ။ (၁၆) ပြုအပ်သော။ (၁၇) အမည်သညာ။ (မောရက-ဥဒေါင်းနှင့် တူသောကြောင့် မောရကအမည်သောငှက်)။ (၁၈) တူညီခြင်း။ (၁၉) သရဇ္ဈာယ်-ရွတ်ဖတ်-ခြင်း။ (၂ဝ) သင်ကြား-ပို့ချ-ခြင်း။ (၂၁) တတ်သိနားလည်ခြင်း။ (၂၂) လိမ္မာ-ကျွမ်းကျင်-ခြင်း။ (၂၃) ပြည့်စုံခြင်း၊ ရှိခြင်း။ (၂၄) ခန္ဓာကိုယ်။ (၂၅) မထင်ရှား-မသိသာ-ခြင်း။ (၂၆) အနည်းငယ်။ (၂၇) ပု-တို-နိမ့်-ခြင်း။ (၂၈) အနက်ကိုပျံ့နှံ့အောင် နှစ်ကြိမ်ဆိုခြင်း။ (၂၉) ရွက်ဆောင်ခြင်း၊ ဖြစ်စေခြင်း။ (၃ဝ) ယူအပ်-ယူထိုက်- ကိုင်ယူ၍ရ-ခြင်း။ (၃၁) သုံးဆောင်ခြင်း။

3) ka (က)—
ī ka eiea anitea so ka,amarhi,lāmyhasā．
ဤ က သည် ပုဒ်၏ အလယ်၌ တည်သော ကဖြစ်သည်၊ အနက်မရှိ၊ ပုဒ်စပ်ရန်လာထားခြင်းမျှသာ။

4) ka (က) [(ti) (တိ)]—
(1) so,sū．(2) so (arāvatthu)．
(၁) ထင်ရှားသော၊ သူ။ (၂) သေးငယ်သော (အရာဝတ္ထု)။

5) ka (က) [(na) (န)]—
[kara+kvi．,ṭī．661．]
[ကရ+ကွိ။ ဓာန်၊ ဋီ။ ၆၆၁။]

6) ka (က) [(pu) (ပု)]—
(1) brahmā．(2) ．(3) le．(4) ne．(5) ．(6) u．(7) ．(8) mre．
(၁) ဗြဟ္မာ။ (၂) ကိုယ်။ (၃) လေ။ (၄) နေ။ (၅) မီး။ (၆) ဥဒေါင်း။ (၇) ယောက်ကျား။ (၈) မြေ။

7) ka (က)—
33- aca ka akkharā,kaṇṭhaja lahu ka-．
ဗျည်း ၃၃-လုံးတို့တွင် အစ က အက္ခရာ၊ ကဏ္ဌဇ လဟု က-ဗျည်း။

8) kā (ကာ) [(thī) (ထီ)]—
[kiṃ+ā]
[ကိံ+အာ]

Source: Sutta: Pali Word Grammar from Pali Myanmar Dictionary

[Pali to Burmese]

1) ka—

(Burmese text): ဗျည်း ၃၃-လုံးတို့တွင် အစ က အက္ခရာ၊ ကဏ္ဌဇ လဟု က-ဗျည်း။
တိပိ၊၅၊၁＂

(Auto-Translation): In the 33 letters, the starting character is an alphabet, followed by a consonant sound - "Bi". Tipi, 5, 1".

2) ka—

(Burmese text): (၁) ဗြဟ္မာ။ (၂) ကိုယ်။ (၃) လေ။ (၄) နေ။ (၅) မီး။ (၆) ဥဒေါင်း။ (၇) ယောက်ကျား။ (၈) မြေ။
တိပိ၊၅၊၁＂

(Auto-Translation): (1) Space. (2) Body. (3) Air. (4) Sun. (5) Fire. (6) Water. (7) Man. (8) Earth. Tepa, 5, 1"

3) ka—

(Burmese text): (၁) ချမ်းသာ။ (၂) ရေ။ ကာနန,ကမလ-တို့လည်းကြည့်။ (၃) ဦးခေါင်း။ ကဗန္ဓ,ကန္ဓရာ,ကပ္ပရ,ကပါလ-တို့လည်းကြည့်။ (၄) ကြာ။ ကေသရ-ကြည့်။

(Auto-Translation): (1) Wealth. (2) Water. Look at Karana, Kamala as well. (3) Head. Look at Kavantha, Kandhara, Kapara, Kapala as well. (4) Long. Look at Kethara.

4) ka—

(Burmese text): (၁) ထင်ရှားသော၊ သူ။ (၂) သေးငယ်သော (အရာဝတ္ထု)။
တိပိ၊၅၊၂＂

(Auto-Translation): (1) Obvious, him. (2) Small (object).

5) ka—

(Burmese text): ဤ က သည် ပုဒ်၏ အလယ်၌ တည်သော ကဖြစ်သည်၊ အနက်မရှိ၊ ပုဒ်စပ်ရန်လာထားခြင်းမျှသာ။
တိပိ၊၅၊၂＂

(Auto-Translation): This is the part that is in the middle of the verse, with no meaning, just a mere connection. Tipitaka, 5, 2"

6) ka—

(Burmese text):
ဤ က သည် ပုဒ်၏ အဆုံး၌ဖြစ်သော ကဖြစ်သည်၊ ဝုဒ္ဓိရောက်သော ပုဒ်၌ ဏ အနုဗန်ပါရှိ၏။ (၁) ကဲ့ရဲ့ခြင်း။ (၂) သနားခြင်း။ (၃) အငယ်။ (၄) စက်ဆုပ်ဖွယ်။ (၅) မိမိမှီရာပုဒ်၏ အနက် (က ၏ သီးခြားကိုယ်ပိုင်အနက်မရှိ)။ (၆) အပေါင်း။ (၇) ထင်ရှားပြခြင်း။ (၈) အသံပြုခြင်း။ (၉) ပိုင်ဆိုင်သောဥစ္စာ။ (၁ဝ) မွေးဖွားခြင်း၊ ဖြစ်ခြင်း။ (၁၁) မှီတင်းနေထိုင်ခြင်း။ (၁၂) ယှဉ်ခြင်း၊ ရှိခြင်း။ (၁၃) အတိုင်းအရှည်။ (၁၄) အမှု၊ အပြုအမူ။ (၁၅) အဖြစ်၊ ဖြစ်ကြောင်းဖြစ်ရာ။ (၁၆) ပြုအပ်သော။ (၁၇) အမည်သညာ။ (မောရက-ဥဒေါင်းနှင့် တူသောကြောင့် မောရကအမည်သောငှက်)။ (၁၈) တူညီခြင်း။ (၁၉) သရဇ္ဈာယ်-ရွတ်ဖတ်-ခြင်း။ (၂ဝ) သင်ကြား-ပို့ချ-ခြင်း။ (၂၁) တတ်သိနားလည်ခြင်း။ (၂၂) လိမ္မာ-ကျွမ်းကျင်-ခြင်း။ (၂၃) ပြည့်စုံခြင်း၊ ရှိခြင်း။ (၂၄) ခန္ဓာကိုယ်။ (၂၅) မထင်ရှား-မသိသာ-ခြင်း။ (၂၆) အနည်းငယ်။ (၂၇) ပု-တို-နိမ့်-ခြင်း။ (၂၈) အနက်ကိုပျံ့နှံ့အောင် နှစ်ကြိမ်ဆိုခြင်း။ (၂၉) ရွက်ဆောင်ခြင်း၊ ဖြစ်စေခြင်း။ (၃ဝ) ယူအပ်-ယူထိုက်- ကိုင်ယူ၍ရ-ခြင်း။ (၃၁) သုံးဆောင်ခြင်း။

(Auto-Translation): This is the "Ka" that occurs at the end of the verse, which has the nuance of "Na" present in the word of Buddha. (1) To complain. (2) To pity. (3) Minor. (4) Disturbing. (5) The essence of one's own word without special possession of "Ka". (6) All. (7) Revealing. (8) Making sounds. (9) Possessed materials. (10) Birth, existence. (11) To reside. (12) Comparison, existence. (13) Length. (14) Action, behavior. (15) Being, happening. (16) Being performed. (17) Proper name. (18) Similarity. (19) Reading of chanted enumeration. (20) Teaching and transmitting. (21) Understanding and comprehending. (22) Cleverness, skillfulness. (23) Completeness, existence. (24) Body. (25) Not prominent, not obvious. (26) A little. (27) To be low, small. (28) Saying the essence (black) twice to spread it. (29) Carrying out, causing. (30) To take up, to hold onto. (31) To make use of.

7) ka—

(Burmese text):
အဘယ်နည်း¿၊ အဘယ်သူနည်း¿=မေးမြန်းခြင်းအနက်။ (၎င်း က သည် ကိံ သဒ္ဒါမှ လာသော ကဖြစ်၍ အကျယ်ကို ကိံ ၌ကြည့်)။

(Auto-Translation): "What is it? Who is it? = The essence of questioning. (This is derived from the term 'kya', so it should be understood in the context of 'kya')."

8) kā—

(Burmese text): အဘယ်မည်သော၊ အဘယ်နည်း၊ အဘယ်အကျိုးရှိသနည်း။

(Auto-Translation): What is it, what is the manner, what benefits does it have?

Source: Sutta: Tipiṭaka Pāḷi-Myanmar Dictionary (တိပိဋက-ပါဠိမြန်မာ အဘိဓာန်)

context information

Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

Marathi-English dictionary

ka (क).—a pleonastic affix to many Sanskrit nouns on their entering into composition. As thus many exceedingly neat and valuable compounds are formed, and as some, especially those with ātma, mūla, pūrva, are of constant occurrence, and might be somewhat perplexing, we insert a number to familiarize the learner with the rule of formation, and to enable him to use it as occasion arises. Ex. ātma becomes ātmaka and acquires the sense, That constitutes or composes; that forms the soul, spirit, nature, essence, principle of; as hēṃ jaga pañcabhūtātmaka āhē This world is compounded of the five elements; alaṅkāra su- varṇātmaka An ornament consisting of gold; stutyā- tmaka, nindātmaka, gadyapadyātmaka, tridōṣātmaka, triguṇātmaka, puṇyātmaka, pāpātmaka, harṣātmaka, śōkātmaka, lōbhātmaka &c. mūla becomes mūlaka and acquires the sense, That originates, occasions, produces; that forms the root, spring, source, basis, principle of; as pāpa- mūlakaduḥkha Sin-originated pain; pain of which sin is the root or source; puṇyammūlakasukha, strīmūlakakalaha, ākāśamūlakavāyu, jalamūlakapṛthvī &c. pūrva becomes pūrvaka and acquires the sense, That leads, precedes, heads, introduces, goes before; as buddhipūrvaka The understanding or judgment having gone before: i.e. deliberately, designedly, purposely; ādara- pūrvaka With respect, respectfully; icchāpūrvaka With desire or inclination, voluntarily; śapathapūrvakabhāṣaṇa Speech with an oath; agatyapūrvaka, āsthāpūrvaka &c. &c. jīvatpitṛkapuruṣa A man whose father is, or whose parents are, alive; dēvamātṛkadēśa, ānandaviṣa- yakavākya &c. &c. 3 It is a redundant additament, as putraka, daṇḍaka, bālaka, for putra, daṇḍa & bāla.

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kā (का).—ind An expletive particle terminating a remark of the interrogatory form. Ex. hēṃ tūṃ āṇa- lēlēṃ pāgōṭēṃ kā? tū maga tikaḍē jātōsa kā? 2 conj Or. Ex. saḷō kā paḷōṃ.

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

ka (क).—The first consonant.

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ka (क).—or-क m A poison root.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

context information

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

Ka (क).—1 Brahman. प्रजाः सिसृक्षुः क इवादिकाले (prajāḥ sisṛkṣuḥ ka ivādikāle) Ch.2.51. यावद्गमं रुद्रभयाद्यथा कः (yāvadgamaṃ rudrabhayādyathā kaḥ) Bhāgavata 1.7.18.

2) Viṣṇu.

3) Kāmadeva.

4) Fire.

5) Wind or air.

6) Yama.

7) The sun.

8) The soul.

9) A king or prince.

1) Knot or joint.

11) A peacock.

12) The king of birds.

13) A bird.

14) The mind.

15) Body.

16) Time.

17) A cloud.

18) A word, sound.

19) Hair.

2) Light, splendour.

21) Wealth, property.

22) Dakṣa Prajāpati.

-kam 1 Happiness, joy, pleasure (as in nāka which is explained thus; na kaṃ (sukham) = अकं न अकं दुःखं यत्र (akaṃ na akaṃ duḥkhaṃ yatra)) नुतपदकमला कमला कलधृतकमला करोतु मे कमलम् (nutapadakamalā kamalā kaladhṛtakamalā karotu me kamalam) (kam + alam) Subhāṣ.; Ch. Up.4.1.5.

2) Water; सत्येन माभिरक्ष त्वं वरुणेत्यभिशाप्य कम् (satyena mābhirakṣa tvaṃ varuṇetyabhiśāpya kam) Y.2.18; के शवं पतितं दृष्ट्वा पाण्डवा हर्ष- निर्भराः (ke śavaṃ patitaṃ dṛṣṭvā pāṇḍavā harṣa- nirbharāḥ) Subhāṣ. (where a pun is intended on keśava, the apparent meaning being Keśava.)

3) The head; as in

-kandharā (= kaṃ śiro dhārayatīti). वलीपलित एजत्क इत्यहं प्रत्युदाहृतः (valīpalita ejatka ityahaṃ pratyudāhṛtaḥ) Bhāgavata 9.6.41.

4) Hair.

5) An act of a woman.

6) Flock of hair.

7) A collection of woman's acts (kaṃ keśe kaṃ ca nārīṇāṃ karaṇe ca tayorgaṇe).

8) milk.

9) Misery.

1) Poison.

11) Fear; cf. कं शिरः कं सुखं तोयं पयो दुःखं विषं भयम् (kaṃ śiraḥ kaṃ sukhaṃ toyaṃ payo duḥkhaṃ viṣaṃ bhayam) Enm.

Derivable forms: kaḥ (कः).

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Ka (क).—A Taddhita affix added to nouns and adjectives, mostly to the former, in the sense of diminution, deterioration, similarity, endearment, or sometimes to express the original meaning of the word itself; e. g. वृक्षकः (vṛkṣakaḥ) small tree; बालकः (bālakaḥ) a chap; पुत्रकः (putrakaḥ) dear boy; अश्वकः (aśvakaḥ) a bad horse, or like a horse, or a horse itself (svārthe kan)

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Ka (क).—1, 1. Ā. (kāmayate, kāmita, cakame-kāmayāñcakre, kānta)

1) To love, be enmaoured of, be in love with; कन्ये काम- यमानं मां न त्वं कामयसे कथम् (kanye kāma- yamānaṃ māṃ na tvaṃ kāmayase katham) Kāv.1.63 (an instance of grāmyatā); कलहंसको मन्दारिकां कामयते (kalahaṃsako mandārikāṃ kāmayate) Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 1.

2) To long for, wish, desire; न वीरसूशब्दमकामयेताम् (na vīrasūśabdamakāmayetām) R.14.4.; निष्क- ष्टुमर्थं चकमे कुबेरात् (niṣka- ṣṭumarthaṃ cakame kuberāt) 5.26;4.48;1.53; Bhaṭṭikāvya 14.82.

3) To have intercourse with; त्वं च मा वरुण कामयासे (tvaṃ ca mā varuṇa kāmayāse) Ṛgveda 1.124.5.

4) To value highly.

Derivable forms: kam (कम्).

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Kā (का).—The bit of a bridle. खरतरकविकाकर्षणात्यर्थभुग्नैः (kharatarakavikākarṣaṇātyarthabhugnaiḥ) (skandhadeśaiḥ) Mu.4.7.

See also (synonyms): cāṭuka.

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Ka (क).—The first consonant of the Nagari Alphabet, and the first of the guttural letters, corresponding to K or C in can, designated by the latter in Sir. Wm. Jones'S system, but in this work by the former.

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Ka (क).—m.

(-kaḥ) 1. A name of Brahma. 2. Of Vishnu. 3. Of Kamadeva. 4. Of fire. 5. Air or wind. 6. A title of Yama. 7. The sun. 8. The soul. 9. A clever or dexterous man. 10. A king, a prince. 11. A knot or joint. 12. A peacock. 13. The mind. 14. The body. 15. Time. 16. Wealth, property. 17. Sound. 18. Light, splendor. n. (kaṃ) 1. The head. 2. Water. 3. Pleasure, happiness. 4. Hair. 5. A head of hair. pron. mfn. (-kaḥ-kā-kim) Who or what: see kim. E. kai to sound, or kac to shine, &c. affix ḍa.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ka (क).—I. see kim. Ii. m. (properly nom. sing. of kim), A name of the highest deities, viz. Prajāpati, [Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 6, 6, 2; Brahman, Mahābhārata 1, 32; Viṣṇu, 13, 7027. Iii. n. Water, [Yājñavalkya, (ed. Stenzler.)] 2, 108.

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Kā (का).—[kā-] (see kim), former part of comp. words, Bad.

— Cf. e. g. kāpatha, kāpuruṣa, kôṣṇa.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ka (क).—1. stem of the [interrogative] [pronoun] ([neuter] kad older than kim q.v.) who, what, which? Used as subst. or adj. in direct & indirect questions, often connected [with] iva, u, nāma, nu, vā, svid, also [with] a demonstr. [pronoun], e.[grammar] ko yamāyāti who comes here? kimidaṃ kuruṣe what are you doing there? Used also as indef. [pronoun] = some, any, whoever, whatever, whichever, [especially] after ya & mā, before ca, cana, cid, & (later) api; kaśca, kaścana, etc. [with] neg. = nobody, none, [neuter] nothing. kaścit-kaścit the one—the other; [plural] some-others.

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Ka (क).—2. [masculine] the god Who ([Epithet] of Prajāpati, Brahman, etc.); [neuter] joy, water, head.

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Kā (का).—1. (°—) = kad or ku (°—).

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Kā (का).—2. v. kan.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Ka (क):—1. ka the first consonant of the alphabet, and the first guttural letter (corresponding in sound to k in keep or king).

2) 2 kas, kā, kim, interrog. [pronoun] (See kim and 2. kad, and cf. the following words in which the interrogative base ka appears, katama, katara, kati, katham, kadā, karhi, kā, etc.), who? which? what? In its declension ka follows the pronoun tad except in [nominative case] [accusative] [singular] neut., where kim has taken the place of kad or kat in classical Sanskṛt; but the old form kad is found in the Veda (See, [Gram. 227]);

3) cf. [Zend] ka, kô, kā, kat; [Greek] πόθεν, πῶς, ([Ionic] κόθεν, κῶς,) τίς, τί; [Latin] quis, quid; [Lithuanian] kas ka; [Gothic] hvas, hvô, hva, [Anglo-Saxon] hwā, hwaet; [English] who, what.

4) The interrogative sentence introduced by ka is often terminated by iti (e.g. kasya sa putra iti kathyatām, let it be said, ‘whose son is he?’), but iti may be omitted and the sentence lose its direct interrogative character (e.g. kasya sa putro na jñāyate, it is not known whose son he is). ka with or without √1. as may express ‘how is it possible that?’ ‘what power have I, you, they, etc.?’ (e.g. ke mama dhanvinonye, what can the other archers do against me? ke āvām paritrātum, what power have we to rescue you?) ka is often connected with a demonstrative [pronoun] (e.g. ko yam āyāti, who comes here?) or with the potential (e.g. ko hariṃ nindet, who will blame Hari?) ka is sometimes repeated (e.g. kaḥ ko tra, who is there? kān kān, whom? whom? id est. which of them? cf. Gram. 54), and the repetition is often due to a kind of attraction (e.g. keṣāṃ kiṃ śāstram adhyayanīyam, which book is to be read by whom? Gram. 836. a). When kim is connected with the inst. [case] of a noun or with the indecl. participle it may express ‘what is gained by doing so, etc.?’ (= korthas); (e.g. kiṃ vilambena, what is gained by delay? kim bahunā, what is the use of more words? dhanena kiṃ yo na dadāti, what is the use of wealth to him who does not give? with inst. and [genitive case], nīrujaḥ kim auṣadhaiḥ, what is the use of medicine to the healthy?)

5) is often followed by the particles iva, u, nāma, nu, vā, svid, some of which serve merely to generalize the interrogation (e.g. kim iva etad, what can this be? ka u śravat, who can possibly hear? ko nāma jānāti, who indeed knows? ko nvayam, who, pray, is this? kiṃ nu kāryam, what is to be done? ko vā devād anyaḥ, who possibly other than a god? kasya svid hṛdayaṃ nāsti, of what person is there no heart?)

6) is occasionally used alone as an indefinite pronoun, especially in negative sentences (e.g. na kasya ko vallabhaḥ, no one is a favourite of any one; nānyo jānāti kaḥ, no one else knows; kathaṃ sa ghātayati kam, how does he kill any one?) Generally, however, ka is only made indefinite when connected with the particles ca, cana, cid, vā, and api, in which case ka may sometimes be preceded by the relative ya (e.g. ye ke ca, any persons whatsoever; yasyai kasyai ca devatāyai, to any deity whatsoever; yāni kāni ca mitrāṇi, any friends whatsoever; yat kiṃca, whatever). The particle cana, being composed of ca and na, properly gives a negative force to the pronoun (e.g. yasmād indrād ṛte kiṃcana, without which Indra there is nothing), but the negative sense is generally dropped (e.g. kaścana, any one; na kaścana, no one), and a relative is sometimes connected with it (e.g. yat kiṃcana, anything whatsoever). Examples of cid with the interrogative are common vā and api are not so common, but the latter is often found in classical Sanskṛt (e.g. kaścid, any one; kecid, some; na kaścid, no one; na kiṃcid api, nothing whatsoever; yaḥ kaścid, any one whatsoever; kecit-kecit, some others; yasmin kasmin vā deśe, in any country whatsoever; na ko pi, no one; na kimapi, nothing whatever). ka may sometimes be used, like 2. kad, at the beginning of a compound. See ka-pūya, etc.

7) 3. ka m. (according to native authorities) Name of Prajāpati or of a Prajāpati, [Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā xx, 4; xxii, 20; Taittirīya-saṃhitā i; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa] etc.

8) of Brahman, [Mahābhārata i, 32; Bhāgavata-purāṇa iii, 12, 51; xii, 13, 19; 20]

9) of Dakṣa, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa ix, 10, 10]

10) of Viṣṇu, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

11) of Yama, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

12) of Garuḍa

13) the soul, [Tattvasamāsa]

14) a particular comet, [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā]

15) the sun, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

16) fire, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

17) splendour, light, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

18) air, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

19) a peacock, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

20) the body, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

21) time, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

22) wealth, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

23) sound, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

24) a king, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

25) = kāma-granthi (?)

26) n. happiness, joy, pleasure, [Chāndogya-upaniṣad iv, 10, 5; Nirukta, by Yāska] etc.

27) water, [Maitrāyaṇī-saṃhitā i, 10, 10; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa x; Yājñavalkya] etc.

28) the head

29) hair, a head of hair, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

30) n. (also regarded as ind.; cf. 1. kam.)

31) 4. ka a Taddhita affix (much used in forming adjectives; it may also be added to nouns to express diminution, deterioration, or similarity e.g. putraka, a little son; aśvaka, a bad horse or like a horse).

32) Kā (का):—1. kā onomatopoetic imitation of the cry of the ass, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa x, 15, 30.]

33) 2. kā = 2. kad and 1. ku in [compound] to express depreciation e.g. kākṣa, kā-patha, kāpuruṣa, koṣṇa, qq.vv. [Pāṇini 6-3, 104; Vopadeva vi, 93.]

34) 3. kā = √kan (perf. cake, cakāna; See kāyamāna sub voce),

—to seek, desire, yearn, love (with [accusative] and [dative case]), [Ṛg-veda];

—to like, enjoy, be satisfied with ([locative case] [genitive case] or inst.), [Ṛg-veda] :—[Intensive] (p. cākat) to please, be sought after, be wished for, satisfy, [Ṛg-veda x, 29, 1] (cf. anu-, ā-, saṃ- √3. kā, kāti.)

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Ka (क):—The letter k, the 1st consonant in the alphabet.

2) (kaḥ) 1. m. A name of Brahmā; wind; sun; soul. (kaṃ) n. Head, water, joy, life. pro. who?

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ka (क):—

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Ka (क):—2. m. eine Umbildung des Fragepronomens zum Namen eines obersten Gottes, des Prajāpati: der Wer, der Unbekannte. Die Benennung ist wahrscheinlich entstanden im Anschluss an den Refrain kasmai devāya haviṣā vidhema [Ṛgveda 10, 121], eines auch in [Vājasaneyisaṃhitā] [Atharvavedasaṃhitā] [Taittirīyasaṃhitā] enthaltenen, offenbar berühmten und vielgebrauchten Liedes. Die Deutung auf den Gott ist hier und in vielen andern Fällen dem Texte aufgedrungen. [Yāska’s Nirukta 10, 22.] kasmai tvā.kāya tvā [Vājasaneyisaṃhitā 20, 4. 22, 20.] pra.āpati.vai kaḥ [Taittirīyasaṃhitā 1, 7, 6, 6.] [The Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 4, 5, 6, 4. 6, 2, 2, 5. 12. 4, 3, 4.] [Śāṅkhāyana’s Śrautasūtrāṇi 9, 27, 1. 15, 2, 5.] [MAHĀNĀR. Upakośā] in [Weber’s Indische Studien 2, 94.] [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 4, 2, 25.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 6, 6, 2 (Kaśyapa). 8, 5, 39. 9, 10, 10] (Dakṣa). ein Beiname Brahman's [3, 12, 51.] [Mahābhārata 1, 32. Viṣṇu’s 13, 7027.] Die Lexicographen führen folgende Bedeutungen an: Brahman [Amarakoṣa 3, 4, 1, 5.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 211.] [Anekārthasaṃgraha 1, 5.] [Medinīkoṣa k. 14]; Wind; Sonne [Amarakoṣa] [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Medinīkoṣa]; Seele, ātman [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 3, 3, 10.] [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Medinīkoṣa], manas [ANEKĀRTHAK. im Śabdakalpadruma]; Yama; Feuer; Pfau [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Medinīkoṣa]; Dakṣa ([Wilson’s Wörterbuch] als adj.: a clever or dexterous man); Viṣṇu; der Liebesgott; Knoten (kāmagranthau bildet eher nur eine Bedeutung, aber welche?); König der Vögel (patatripārthive, [Śabdakalpadruma] und [Wilson’s Wörterbuch] : König überh.) [Medinīkoṣa]; Körper; Zeit; Reichthum; Laut [ANEKĀRTHAK. im Śabdakalpadruma]; Schein, Glanz (prakāśa) [EKĀKṢARAK. im Śabdakalpadruma] — Vgl. kāya .

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Ka (क):—3. n.

1) Freude, Glückseligkeit [das 3, 6.] [Yāska’s Nirukta 2, 14.] [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 3, 3, 10.] [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha 1, 5.] [Medinīkoṣa k. 15.] Dieses Wort glaubte man in aka (nāsmā.akaṃ bhavati [Taittirīyasaṃhitā 5, 3, 7, 1]) und nāka (na + aka) zu finden und schloss daraus vielleicht auf diese Bedeutung; vgl. [Yāska’s Nirukta a. a. O.] prāṇo brahma kaṃ khaṃ brahmeti sa hovāca vijānāmyahaṃ yatprāṇo brahma kaṃ ca tu khaṃ ca na vijānāmīti te hocuryadvāva kaṃ tadeva khaṃ yadeva khaṃ tadeva kamiti prāṇaṃ ca hāsmai tadākāśaṃ cocuḥ [Chāndogyopaniṣad 4, 10, 5.] [MAHĀNĀR. Upakośā] in [Weber’s Indische Studien 2, 94.] —

2) Wasser [Amarakoṣa] [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 1, 2, 10.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1069.] [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Medinīkoṣa] so rcannacarattasyārcata āpo jāyantārcate vai me kamabhūditi tadevārkyasyārkatvam . kaṃ ([]: = udaka oder sukha) ha vā asmai bhavati ya evametadarkyasyārkatvaṃ veda .. [The Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 10, 6, 5, 1.] satyena mābhirakṣa tvaṃ varuṇetyabhiśāpya kam [Yājñavalkya’s Gesetzbuch 2, 108.] aviśatkam [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 3, 13, 28. 6, 1, 42.] [NALOD. 2, 4. 41.] —

3) Kopf [Amarakoṣa 3, 4, 1, 5.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 566.] [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Medinīkoṣa] Haar [Dharaṇīkoṣa im Śabdakalpadruma] Vgl. kaṃdharā . — Mit denselben Bedeutungen wird das Wort auch als indecl. (kam) aufgeführt.

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Kā (का):—1. = kad, ku u.s.w. am Anf. einiger compp. und vielleicht aus der ersten Form hervorgegangen, [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 6, 3, 104. fgg.] [Vopadeva’s Grammatik 6, 93. fgg.]

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Kā (का):—2. Nebenform von kan im partic. kāyamāna begehrend, liebend: kāyamāno va.ā tvaṃ yanmā.ṝrajaganna.aḥ [Ṛgveda 3, 9, 2.] Hierher ist wohl auch ākāyya zu ziehen, desgleichen kāti. kā (kai), kāyati einen best. Laut von sich geben [DHĀTUP. 22, 19.]

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Ka (क):—1.

1) ke varākāstu mānuṣāḥ so v. a. von denen kann gar nicht mehr die Rede sein [Kathāsaritsāgara 101, 62.] mit dem infin.: nṛpamīkṣitumatra ke vayam so v. a. welches Anrecht hätten wir den Fürsten zu schauen? [Spr. 1406.] [Sp. 1, Z. 2 v. u. lies 83, 7 Stenzler 83, 17.] —

2) [Z. 5. fg.] die Stelle [Yājñavalkya’s Gesetzbuch 3, 133] zu streichen, da hier vaikeṣām zu lesen ist; vgl. [Spr. 5009.] nahi kasya priyaḥ ko vā vipriyo vā jagattraye [Spr. 4372.] —

3) b) pratirathāstu vāhīkā na ca ke ca na madrakāḥ so v. a. haben Nichts zu bedeuten, sind gar Nichts werth [Mahābhārata 8, 2108.] — c) viṣāṇollikhitaskandhaṃ kācideva (gaurjanayati) gavāṃ patim nur die eine oder die andere, nur hier und da eine [Spr. 932.] vidyate nahi sa kaścidupāyaḥ sarvalokaparitoṣakaro yaḥ kein einziges Mittel [5196.] yatkiṃcidapi dātavyaṃ yācitenānasūyayā worum man auch gebeten wird, das soll man ohne Murren geben, [4766.] [Sp. 4, Z. 8 v. u.] lies kaṃcitkālam . Vgl. kiṃcid . — d) ke vā [Gedicht vom Vogel Cātaka 5] falsch aufgefasst; vgl. [Spr. 737.] — e) martyaḥ ko pi nur dieser oder jener Sterbliche, nur hier und da ein Sterblicher [Spr. 1754.]

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Ka (क):—2. = prajāpati [Weber’s Indische Studien.3,388.] [Mahābhārata.8,1413.] [WEBER, Jyotiṣa 32. fg.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa.2,5,30.] [Oxforder Handschriften 104,b,25.] = brahman [Halāyudha 5, 61.] [Weber’s Indische Studien 3, 212.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 12, 13, 19. 20.] Wind [Halāyudha] = pumaṃs [Amarakoṣa 3, 4, 1, 5.] = puruṣa (wie yaḥ, saḥ, eṣaḥ) [Sânkhya Philosophy 19.] Name eines best. Ketu (Kometen) [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 11, 37.]

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Ka (क):—3.

1) [Halāyudha 5, 61.] —

2) [Halāyudha 3, 26. 5, 61.] [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 104, 46.] [Spr. 1518.] —

3) Kopf [Halāyudha 5, 61.] [Harivaṃśa 12189.] [Weber’s Indische Studien 8, 396.] [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka 5, 24.]

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Kā (का):—3. onomatop. vom Geschrei des Esels [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 10, 15, 30.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger Wörterbuch

Ka (क):—1. Pron. interr. (Nom. Acc. n. kad , später kim) —

1) wer , was , welcher. — a) in directer Frage. ke bhavanto valambante wer seid ihr , die ihr — ? [65,22.] ke varākāstu mānuṣāḥ so v.a. was haben die zu bedeuten , die kommen gar nicht in Betracht. kātavāsmi [180,6.] ke mama dhanvino nye so v.a. was kümmern mich die? ko yamāyāti wer kommt da? kamimam [29,.] kimidaṃ kuruṣe was thust du da? [55,8.] kaiṣā kathā wie kann davon die Rede sein? [133,32.] kaḥ ko tra dvāri tiṣṭhati [156.29.] kastvā kamupanayate [37,14] nṛpamīkṣitumatra ke vayam wer sind wir um — zu , wie kämen wir dazu — zu? [Indische sprüche 3319.] kim mit einem Instr. oder einem Absol. auf tvā oder ya was liegt Jmd (Gen.) an , — daran , dass? Das Interr. verbindet sich gern mit den Partikeln iva , u , nāma wohl , nu , u nu , vā wohl , svid , u svid und nu svid. — b) in indirecter Frage. te ke na jānīmahe was die sind , wissen wir nicht [169,24.] —

2) als Pron. indef. Jemand , irgendwer , was , — welcher. yatkimakaram [28,25.] [Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 1,7,3,19.] Meistens in negativen Sätzen oder in Verbindung mit verschiedenen Partikeln. — a) mit ca. Mit einem vorangehenden Relat. entweder relativ wer — , welcher immer) oder indef. ( wer — , was es auch sei , jedermann , jeglich , jeder beliebige. — b) mit cana (ca na) — α) auch Niemand , — Nichts , — nicht ein. — β) in negativen Sätzen wird die Verneinung nur noch verstärkt. na yuvayoreṣa kiṃ cana der geht euch gar Nichts an na ca ke cana madrakāḥ so v.a. haben Nichts zu bedeuten. — γ) wer — , was es auch sei ; irgend ein. Pl. Einige , wiederholt etwelche , verschiedene. In Verbindung mit ya wie kaśca ; z. 2)a). yatkiṃcanapralāpin Adj. allerhand Zeug schwatzend [Rāmāyaṇa 4,17,5.] — c) mit cid wer — , was — , welcher immer , jemand , man , Etwas , irgend ein , ein (unbest. Artikel) , der Eine oder der Andere , hier und da Einer. Pl. Einige. kaścit — kaścit , ke cit — ke cit (mit anya und apara wechselnd) der Eine der Andere , Einige - Andere. pakṣiṇaḥ svāhārtkiṃ citkiṃ ciddadati dieses und jenes , ein Weniges [171,3.4.] [Indische sprüche 5188.] kaṣcitkaṃ citpṛcchati Jemand frägt einen Andern [Böhtlingk’s Sanskrit-Chresthomathie 242,10.] Auch in Comp. kiṃcidaṅgasparśa [154,23.] In einem negativen Satze mit der Negation durch Niemand , Nichts , Kein wiederzugeben. nānyenakenacit mit nichts Anderm [248,11.] na taiśca kiṃ cit so v.a. mit diesen ist Nichts anzufangen [Indische sprüche 7641.] na khalu kiṃ cinna so v.a. Alles [Böhtlingk’s Sanskrit-Chresthomathie 310,31.] Auch in Verbindung mit ya wie kaścaḥ s. 2)a). na ye ke citsākṣyamarhanti so v. a. nicht jeder Beliebige , — der erste Beste. — d) mit api (noch nicht bei [MANU] ). Jemand , Etwas , irgend ein , ein (unbest. Artikel) , ein unbestimmter , — nicht näher zu bezeichnender. ke pi Einige. sarvaḥ ko pi Jedermann , wer es auch sei [118,24.] ko pyekaḥ puruṣaḥ ein Mann [111,13.] apūrvaḥ kopi ein bisher ganz unbekannter , ein ganz ungewöhnlicher [164,17.165,32.176,36.] — e) mit vā und vorangehendem ya ein beliebiger nur [Mānavadharmaśāstra. 2,24.]

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Ka (क):—2. —

1) m. — a) Beiname — α) Prajāpati’s oder eines Prajāpati. — β) Brahman’s [Indische sprüche 7804.] — γ) Dakṣa's. — δ) *Viṣṇu's. — ε) *Yama's. — ζ) Garuḍa's. — b) die Seele. — c) ein best. Komet. — d) *die Sonne. — e) *Feuer. — f) *Helle , Licht. — g) *Wind. — h) *Pfau. — i) *Körper. — k) *Zeit. — l) *Reichthum. — m) *Laut. — n) * = kāmagranthi. —

2) n. — a) Freude , Glückseligkeit. — b) Wasser [Maitrāyaṇi 1,10,10.] [Indische sprüche 7840.] — c) Kopf [Indische sprüche 7840.]

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Kā (का):—1. onomatop. vom Geschrei des Esels.

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Kā (का):—2. am Anfange einiger Compp. = kad , ku u.s.w.

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Kā (का):—3. , Partic. kāyamāna gehört zu kāy-cāy cakāna sich erfreuend an (Gen. , Instr. oder Loc.) ; zu gewinnen suchend , mit Acc. oder Dat. — Intens. Partic. cākant gefallend [Ṛgveda (roth). 10,29,1.] — Mit anu, kāyati = abhidhatte [Indische studien von Weber 13,457.] — Mit ā , Perf. cake (1ste und 3te Sg.) zu gewinnen suchen , lieben , begehren. — Intens. ( ā cakantu) Gefallen finden an (Loc.). — Mit sam , Partic. saṃcakāna befriedigt durch (Instr.).

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Kā (का):—4. , kāyati ( śabde).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer Fassung

Ka (in Sanskrit) can be associated with the following Chinese terms:

1) 何人 [hé rén]: “what kind of person?”..
2) 孰 [shú]: “who?”.
3) 誰 [shuí]: “who?”.
4) 私通 [sī tōng]: “liaison”.

Note: ka can be alternatively written as: kaḥ; √kam.

Source: DILA Glossaries: Sanskrit-Chinese-English (dictionary of Buddhism)

context information

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

1) Ka (क) [Also spelled k]:——the first consonant and the first member of the first pentad (i.e. [kavarga]) of the Devnagri: alphabet: —[kha ga] alphabet; ABC, rudiments of any subject; •[jānanā] to know the ABC (of any subject).

2) Kā (का):——a post-position expressive of genitive case—of, belonging to, pertaining to, related with; in some dialects of Hindi '[kā]' is interrogative pronoun standing for [kyā]?; —[barakhā jaba kṛṣī sukhāne] after meat, mustard; after death, the doctor.

3) ([ka] [=कॉ])[lara] (nm) a collar.

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

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Kannada-English dictionary

Ka (ಕ):—[noun] (gen. pronounced with the vowel 'ಅ') the fifteenth letter of Kannaḍa alphabet and the first consonant.

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Ka (ಕ):—[noun] (abbr. form of ಕಮ್ಮ [kamma]) an old unit of measure of land area.

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Ka (ಕ):—

1) [noun] Brahma, the Creator of the universe.

2) [noun] Viṣṇu, one of the Hindu Trinities.

3) [noun] Manmatha, the Love-God.

4) [noun] fire or the Fire-God; Agni.

5) [noun] wind or the Wind-God, Vāyu.

6) [noun] the Death-God, Yama.

7) [noun] the sun; the Sun-God.

8) [noun] the spiritual or immaterial part of a human being or animal, commonly regarded as immortal; the soul.

9) [noun] a male sovereign, esp. the hereditary ruler of an independent state; a king.

10) [noun] a male offspring of a king; a prince.

11) [noun] a person who practises severe self-discipline and abstains from all forms of pleasure, esp. for religious or spiritual reasons; an ascetic yogi.

12) [noun] a man having or showing relatively higher intelligence.

13) [noun] a human being in which both male and female sex organs are present or in which the sex organs contain both ovarian and testicular tissue; a hermaphrodite.

14) [noun] a male peafowl, having brilliant plumage and a tail (with eyelike markings) or its female; a peacock or peahen.

15) [noun] a tropical bird of the order Psittaciformes, with a short hooked bill, often having vivid plumage and sometimes able to mimic the human voice; parrot.

16) [noun] the physical structure of a person or an animal; the body.

17) [noun] an organ of sense.

18) [noun] the upper part of the human body or the foremost or upper part of an animaḷs body, containing the brain; the head.

19) [noun] the organ of sight; the eye.

20) [noun] the apparent canopy over our heads; the sky.

21) [noun] water.

22) [noun] a place regarded as the abode of gods, and of the good after death, supposed to be in upper regions of the universe; the Heaven.

23) [noun] the condition of having pleasure or contentment; happiness.

24) [noun] duration or continuation of time.

25) [noun] riches; abundant possessions; opulence; wealth.

26) [noun] esoteric meaning; secret.

27) [noun] the figure 0; nought; zero.

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Kā (ಕಾ):—

1) [verb] to watch over and defend or protect from harm; to guard from or against.

2) [verb] to keep watch by (a door etc.) so as to control entry or exit.

3) [verb] to supervise (prisoners etc.) and prevent from escaping; to keep watch (cattle, sheep etc. while grazing).

4) [verb] to stay in a place or remain in readiness or in anticipation (until something expected happens or for someone to arrive or catch up); to wait.

5) [verb] to be, remain or delay in expectation or anticipation of; await.

6) [verb] to be ready or at hand.

7) [verb] to be eager to do (something).

8) [verb] to keep (something) from otherś knowledge.

9) [verb] to excuse or forgive (a person for some fault).

10) [verb] ಕಾದಿಡು [kadidu] kādiḍu to keep back, store up or set apart for later use or for some special purpose; to reserve; ಕಾದುಕೊಂಡಿರು [kadukomdiru] kādukoṇḍiru to keep oneself waiting (for); 2. to take care of another or something as a care-taker; 3. to wait for a right opportunity.

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

context information

Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

Tamil dictionary

Ka (க) . The compound of க் [k] + அ [a], secondary consonantal symbol ka.

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Ka (க) .

1. Sign in Tamil Arithmetic of the number one; ஒன்றென்னுமெண்ணின் குறி. [onrennumennin kuri.]

2. Symbol representing the third note of the gamut; காந்தாரமாகிய கைக்கிளையிசையி னெழுத்து. (திவா.) [kantharamagiya kaikkilaiyisaiyi nezhuthu. (thiva.)]

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Ka (க) particle Verb ending of the optative, as in வாழ்க; ஒரு வியங்கோள் விகுதி. [vazhka; oru viyangol viguthi.] (நன். [nan.] 338.)

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Ka (க) noun < ka.

1. Brahmā; பிரமன். கவ் வென்ப தயன்பேர் [piraman. kav venpa thayanper] (காஞ்சிப்புராணம் தலவி. [kanchippuranam thalavi.] 26).

2. Agni; அக்கினி. [akkini.] (புலியூரந்தாதி [puliyurandathi] 7.)

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Kā (கா) The compound of க் [k] + ஆ. [a.]

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Kā (கா) [kāttal] 11 verb [Telugu: kāccu, Kanarese, Malayalam: kā.] transitive

1. To preserve, shelter; பாதுகாத்தல். தன்மண் காத்தன்று [pathugathal. thanman kathanru] (மணிமேகலை [manimegalai] 23, 17).

2. To guard, keep guard over, watch; காவல்செய்தல். சிறைகாக்குங் காப்பெவன் செய்யும் [kavalseythal. siraigakkung kappevan seyyum] (திருக்குறள் [thirukkural], 57).

3. To restrain, ward off, prevent, guard against; தடுத்தல். செல் லிடத்துக் காப்பான் சினங்காப்பான் [thaduthal. sel lidathug kappan sinangappan] (திருக்குறள் [thirukkural], 301).

4. To observe, as a vow, a fast, a time of pollution; அனுஷ்டித்தல். அவள் நோன்பு காத்தாள். [anushdithal. aval nonpu kathal.]

5. To rescue, safe-guard; தீமை வரவொட்டாமல் தடுத் தல். கண்ணினைக் காக்கின்ற இமையிற்காத்தனர் [thimai varavottamal thaduth thal. kanninaig kakkinra imaiyirkathanar] (கம்பராமாயணம் வேள்வி. [kambaramayanam velvi.] 41). — intransitive To wait for; எதிர்பார்த்தல். அவனுக்காகக் காத்திருந்தான். [ethirparthal. avanukkagak kathirunthan.]

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Kā (கா) noun < கா-. [ka-.]

1. Preservation, protection; பாதுகாப்பு. (திவா.) [pathugappu. (thiva.)]

2. [K. kā, M. kāppu.] Forest, pleasure-grove, garden; சோலை. கடி மரந் துளங்கிய காவும் [solai. kadi maran thulangiya kavum] (புறநானூறு [purananuru] 23, 9).

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Kā (கா) noun < காவு-. [kavu-.]

1. Pole with ropes hung on each end, used to carry loads or gifts to a temple easily on the shoulder; காவடித்தண்டு. காமமு நாணு முயிர்காவாத் தூங்கும் [kavadithandu. kamamu nanu muyirkavath thungum] (திருக்குறள் [thirukkural], 1163).

2. Lever or beam for a well-sweep; lever of a steelyard; scales; துலாக்கோல். [thulakkol.] (W.)

3. A standard weight = 100 பலம். ஒரு நிறையளவு. காவென் னிறையும் [palam. oru niraiyalavu. kaven niraiyum] (தொல். எழுத். [thol. ezhuth.] 169).

4. Receptacle, basket, as for betel or flowers; பூ முத லியன இடும் பெட்டி. இவர்தரு மெல்லிலைக் காவும் [pu mutha liyana idum petti. ivartharu mellilaig kavum] (சீவகசிந்தாமணி [sivagasindamani] 826).

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Kā (கா) particle A poetic expletive; ஓர் அசைச் சொல். காண்டிகா [or asais sol. kandiga] (தொல். சொல். [thol. sol.] 279, சேனா [sena]).

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Kā (கா) noun < kā. Brahma's spouse. See சரசுவதி. காவெனப் பெயரிய கலைமகளை [sarasuvathi. kavenap peyariya kalaimagalai] (காஞ்சிப்புராணம் வீராட்ட. [kanchippuranam viratta.] 45).

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Kā (கா) noun < காவு-. [kavu-.] Load or pack, hung at either end of a pole and carried on the shoulders; தோட்சுமை. (அகராதி நிகண்டு) [thodsumai. (agarathi nigandu)]

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Kā (கா) noun < கா-. [ka-.] The Kalpaka tree; கற்பக மரம். (அகராதி நிகண்டு) [karpaga maram. (agarathi nigandu)]

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

context information

Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.

Nepali dictionary

1) Ka (क):—1. the first consonant of the Devanagari syllabary with /k/ sound; /kə/ and /ka/ are the phonetic symbol for क [ka ] in this dictionary; 2. the alphabet used to denote the first in enumeration; 3. the first in grading;

2) Kā (का):—suffix. of, belonging to (denoting possession);

3) Kā (का):—pp. a word denoting 'all'/'more' coming between two repeated words;

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

context information

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.