Kanaja, Kaṇaja, Kana-ja: 3 definitions

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

Kaṇaja (कणज):—[=kaṇa-ja] [from kaṇa > kaṇ] m. a particular measure, [Hemādri’s Caturvarga-cintāmaṇi]

[Sanskrit to German]

Kanaja 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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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Kaṇaja (ಕಣಜ):—[noun] a granary; a corn-bin a) a room, building for storing grains, corns, etc.; b) a big bamboo basket for the same purpose.

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Kaṇaja (ಕಣಜ):—[noun] any of various families of winged hymenopteran insects, characterised by a slender body with the abdomen attached by a narrow stalk, biting mouthparts, and, in the females and workers, a vicious sting that can be used repeatedly; a wasp.

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Kaṇaja (ಕಣಜ):—[noun] = ಕಣಂಜು [kanamju].

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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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