Kanakatanka, Kanakaṭaṅka, Kanaka-tanka: 4 definitions
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Kanakatanka 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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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKanakaṭaṅka (कनकटङ्क).—a golden hatchet.
Derivable forms: kanakaṭaṅkaḥ (कनकटङ्कः).
Kanakaṭaṅka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kanaka and ṭaṅka (टङ्क).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKanakaṭaṅka (कनकटङ्क).—m.
(-ṅkaḥ) A golden hatchet. E. kanaka, and ṭaṅka a hatch.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKanakaṭaṅka (कनकटङ्क):—[=kanaka-ṭaṅka] [from kanaka > kan] m. a golden hatchet.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKanakaṭaṅka (कनकटङ्क):—[kanaka-ṭaṅka] (ṅkaḥ) 1. m. Golden axe.
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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