Kakali, Kākali, Kākalī: 11 definitions
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India history and geography
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.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit 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).
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
Kākali can also be spelled as Kākalī (काकली).
Kākali (काकलि).—[feminine] a soft sweet sound or song.
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Kākalī (काकली).—[feminine] a soft sweet sound or song.
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.]
Kākali (काकलि):—f.
1) ein leiser, lieblicher Laut [Bharata] zu [Amarakoṣa im Śabdakalpadruma] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1410, Scholiast] devīkākaligītasya tadvīṇāninadasya ca [Kathāsaritsāgara 21, 5.] savallakīkākaligītatiḥsvanaiḥ [Ṛtusaṃhāra 1, 8.] Vgl. kala . —
2) Nomen proprium einer Apsaras [VYĀḌI] zu [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 183.]
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Kākalī (काकली):—f.
1) = kākali [1.] [Amarakoṣa 1, 1, 7, 2.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1410.] kokilakākalīkalaravaḥ (v. l. kāminī) [Bhartṛhari 1, 35.] —
2) ein musik. Instrument mit einem leisen Ton, welches gespielt wird, um zu erproben, ob Jemand schläft oder wach ist (nach dem Schol.) [Daśakumāracarita 71, 1.]
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Kākalī (काकली):—
1) kokilo haṃ bhavāṃkākaḥ samānaḥ kālimāvayoḥ . antaraṃ kathayiṣyanti kākalīkovidaḥ punaḥ .. [Spr. 742.] kokilakākalīkalakalaiḥ [Sāhityadarpana 258, 3 v. u.]
Kākali (काकलि):—f. —
1) ein leiser , lieblicher Ton. Auch lī —
2) *Nomen proprium einer Apsaras. —
3) lī — a) ein musik. Instrument mit einem leisen Ton , das man anschlägt um zu erproben , ob Jmd schläft oder nicht. — b) *eine Art Weintraube ohne Kerne [Rājan 11,106.]
Kākali (काकलि) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Kāgali, Kāgalī.
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
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.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Pali-English dictionary
kākalī (ကာကလီ) [(thī) (ထီ)]—
[kā+kala+ṇa+ī．,ṭī．137．]
[ကာ+ကလ+ဏ+ဤ။ ဓာန်၊ ဋီ။ ၁၃၇။]
[Pali to Burmese]
kākalī—
(Burmese text): သိမ်မွေ့သာယာသောအသံ။
(Auto-Translation): The sound is serene and pleasant.
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.
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Partial matches: I, Ka, Kala, Na.
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