Kalakanthaka, Kālakaṇṭhaka, Kala-kanthaka, Kalakamthaka: 8 definitions
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Kalakanthaka 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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKālakaṇṭhaka (कालकण्ठक).—a gallinule.
Derivable forms: kālakaṇṭhakaḥ (कालकण्ठकः).
Kālakaṇṭhaka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kāla and kaṇṭhaka (कण्ठक). See also (synonyms): kālakaṇṭaka.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKālakaṇṭhaka (कालकण्ठक).—m.
(-kaḥ) A gallinule. E. kan added to the preceding.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryKālakaṇṭhaka (कालकण्ठक).—[masculine] sparrow.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kālakaṇṭhaka (कालकण्ठक):—[=kāla-kaṇṭhaka] [from kāla] m. a sparrow, [Bhāvaprakāśa]
2) [v.s. ...] a gallinule, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKālakaṇṭhaka (कालकण्ठक):—[kāla-kaṇṭhaka] (kaḥ) 1. m. A gallinule.
[Sanskrit to German]
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 corpusKālakaṃṭhaka (ಕಾಲಕಂಠಕ):—[noun] any of various gruiform marsh birds (family Rallidae) with long thin feet and a platelike frontal area on the head, that both swim and wade; a gallinule.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Kanthaka, Kala.
Full-text: Kalakantaka.
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