Kakacchadi, Kākacchadi, Kaka-cchadi: 3 definitions

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Kakacchadi 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 Kakachchhadi.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Kakacchadi in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Kākacchadi (काकच्छदि).—

1) a wag-tail.

2) a side-lock of hair; see काकपक्ष (kākapakṣa) below.

Derivable forms: kākacchadiḥ (काकच्छदिः).

Kākacchadi is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kāka and cchadi (च्छदि). See also (synonyms): kākacchada.

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

1) Kākacchadi (काकच्छदि):—[=kāka-cchadi] [from kāka] m. [varia lectio];—a wagtail, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) [v.s. ...] a crow’s vomit, [Horace H. Wilson]

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Kakacchadi in German

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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.

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