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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

Kakali.—(IE 3-4), paper; same as kakari. Note: kakali 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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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Kākali (काकलि) or Kākalī (काकली).—f.

1) A low and sweet tone; अनुबद्धमुग्धकाकलीसहितम् (anubaddhamugdhakākalīsahitam) Uttararāmacarita 3; Ṛtusaṃhāra 1.8. प्रमदकोकिलकोमलकाकली (pramadakokilakomalakākalī) Rām. Ch.4.2. काकलीप्रधानं च गीयते, तथा तर्कयामि (kākalīpradhānaṃ ca gīyate, tathā tarkayāmi) Nāg.1. क्रीडत्कोकिलकाकलीकलकलैरुद्गीर्णकर्णज्वराः (krīḍatkokilakākalīkalakalairudgīrṇakarṇajvarāḥ) S. D.

2) A musical instrument with a low tone used by thieves to ascertain whether a person is asleep or not; फणिमुखकाकली- संदंशक (phaṇimukhakākalī- saṃdaṃśaka) ... प्रभृत्यनेकोपकरणयुक्तः (prabhṛtyanekopakaraṇayuktaḥ) Daśakumāracarita 49. छेदात्समासु सकृदर्पितकाकलीषु (chedātsamāsu sakṛdarpitakākalīṣu) Chārudattam 3.1.

2) Scissors.

4) the Gunjā plant.

Derivable forms: kākaliḥ (काकलिः).

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

Kākali (काकलि).—kākalī (cf. kala), f. 1. A soft sound, [Ṛtusaṃhāra] 1, 8; [Bhartṛhari, (ed. Bohlen.)] 1, 35. 2. kākalī, A dog-whistle, used for trying whether one be asleep or awake, [Daśakumāracarita] in Chr. 186, 10.

Kākali can also be spelled as Kākalī (काकली).

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

Kākali (काकलि).—[feminine] a soft sweet sound or song.

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Kākalī (काकली).—[feminine] a soft sweet sound or song.

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

1) Kākali (काकलि):—f. a soft sweet sound (kala), [Kathāsaritsāgara; Ṛtusaṃhāra]

2) Name of an Apsaras, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) Kākalī (काकली):—[from kākali] f. a low and sweet tone, [Bhartṛhari i, 35]

4) [v.s. ...] a musical instrument with a low tone (for ascertaining whether a person is asleep or not), [Daśakumāra-carita 71, 1]

5) [v.s. ...] a kind of grape without a stone, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Kākali (काकलि) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Kāgali, Kāgalī.

[Sanskrit to German]

Kakali 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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Kākali (ಕಾಕಲಿ):—[noun] a sweet and low tone.

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Kākaḷi (ಕಾಕಳಿ):—[noun] = ಕಾಕಲಿ [kakali].

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Kākāḷi (ಕಾಕಾಳಿ):—[noun] a multitude of crows.

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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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