Kaṇiya, Kaniya, Kaniya°, Kaṉiya: 5 definitions
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Kaṇiya means something in Buddhism, Pali, Jainism, Prakrit, 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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Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarykaṇiya : (adj.) the youngest; younger born.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryKaniya, (adj.) (compar. of kan°, Sk. kanīyaṃs) younger, less, inferior Kacc 122 (only as a grammarian’s construction, not in the living language where it had coalesced with *kanyā=kaññā). (Page 185)
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.
Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary1) Kaṇiya (कणिय) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Kaṇita.
2) Kaṇiyā (कणिया) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Kvaṇitā.
3) Kāṇiya (काणिय) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Kāṇya.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusKaṇiya (ಕಣಿಯ):—
1) [noun] = ಕಣಿಗಾರ [kanigara].
2) [noun] a caste the members of which make their livelihood by fortelling the future.
3) [noun] a member of this caste.
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Kanīya (ಕನೀಯ):—
1) [noun] a younger brother.
2) [noun] an abject man.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconKaṉiya (கனிய) adverb < idem. Wholly; முற்ற. குலை கனியக் காவுறீஇ [murra. kulai kaniyag kavurii] (சீவகசிந்தாமணி [sivagasindamani] 826).
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
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Full-text (+6): Kaniyas, Kaniyamsa, Poraimai, Anukaniyas, Avalok, Pantati, Kaniyasvin, Kaniyastva, Kanita, Kvanita, Kanya, Avaloka, Kaniyahstana, Kaniyokshara, Kania, Anumadhyamam, Kaniasa, Kannasa, Palukkappotu, Kariyam.
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