Kananna, Kaṇānna, Kana-anna: 5 definitions

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Kananna 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 dictionary

Kaṇānna (कणान्न).—a. one whose food consists of grains. °ता () the state of one who is made to live on grains; द्वादशाहं कणान्नता (dvādaśāhaṃ kaṇānnatā) Manusmṛti 11. 167.

Kaṇānna is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kaṇa and anna (अन्न).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kaṇānna (कणान्न).—[adjective] feeding on grains, [abstract] [feminine]

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

Kaṇānna (कणान्न):—[from kaṇa > kaṇ] mfn. one whose food consists of grains (of rice)

[Sanskrit to German]

Kananna in German

context information

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

Kaṇānna (ಕಣಾನ್ನ):—[noun] a food made by cooking broken grains.

context information

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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