Kakanila, Kākanīḷa, Kaka-nila: 4 definitions

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Kakanila means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. 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.

The Sanskrit term Kākanīḷa can be transliterated into English as Kakanila or Kakanilia, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Kakanila in Pali glossary
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Kākanīḷa refers to: a crow’s nest J. II, 365;

Note: kākanīḷa is a Pali compound consisting of the words kāka and nīḷa.

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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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Sanskrit dictionary

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

Kākanīlā (काकनीला):—[=kāka-nīlā] [from kāka] f. = -jambū.

[Sanskrit to German]

Kakanila 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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