Kanati, Kanaṭī, Kaṉati, Kāṇaṭi, Kaṇṇāṭi, Kaṇṇaṭi: 6 definitions
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKanaṭī (कनटी).—Red arsenic.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKanaṭī (कनटी):—f. red arsenic (= kunaṭī).
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusKaṇati (ಕಣತಿ):—[noun] a woman, belonging to ಕೊರವ [korava] caste, who is supposed to predict as by the influence of divine guidance; a soothsayer.
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Kanāti (ಕನಾತಿ):—[noun] a hard stroke with a hand or weapon; a blow.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconKaṇṇaṭi (கண்ணடி) [kaṇṇaṭittal] [kaṇ-aṭi] intransitive verb < கண் [kan] +. To wink significantly; கண்சாடைசெய்தல். [kansadaiseythal.]
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Kaṇṇaṭi (கண்ணடி) [kaṇ-aṭi] noun < idem. + ஆடு-. [adu-.] [K. Travancore usage kannaḍi.] See கண்ணாடி. நின்வனப்பிற் கெல்லாங் கண்ணடி [kannadi. ninvanappir kellang kannadi] (சீவகசிந்தாமணி [sivagasindamani] 629).
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Kaṇṇāṭi (கண்ணாடி) [kaṇ-āṭi] noun < idem. + ஆடு-. [adu-.] [Malayalam: kaṇṇāḍi.]
1. Mirror made of burnished gold or of any polished metal; உருவம் பிரதிவிம்பிக்கும் படிமக்கலம். [uruvam pirathivimbikkum padimakkalam.] (சீவகசிந்தாமணி [sivagasindamani] 2327.)
2. Glass things; கண் ணாடியாலான பொருள். [kan nadiyalana porul.]
3. Looking glass; முகம் பார்க்கும் கண்ணாடி. [mugam parkkum kannadi.]
4. Spectacles; மூக்குக்கண் ணாடி. [mukkukkan nadi.] Colloq.
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Kaṉati (கனதி) noun < ghana-tā.
1. Heaviness, ponderosity, gravity; பாரம். [param.]
2. Thickness; பருமை. [parumai.] (W.)
3. Pride, haughtiness; இறு மாப்பு. [iru mappu.] (W.)
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Kāṇaṭi (காணடி) [kāṇaṭittal] [kāṇ-aṭi] transitive verb < காண [kananul] + அடி-. [adi-.] To lose; போக்கடித்தல். [pokkadithal.] Local usage
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Kaṇṇāṭi (கண்ணாடி) [kaṇ-āṭi] noun < கண் [kan] +. Glow-worm; மின்மினி. (பச்சிலைமூலிகை அகராதி) [minmini. (pachilaimuligai agarathi)]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
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Partial matches: Kan, Adi, Ati.
Starts with: Kanatina, Kanatipam, Kanatira, Kanatiraka.
Ends with: Akanati, Caparakanati, Chakanati, Ekanati, Ekkanati, Makanati, Mekanati, Narakanati, Natakanati, Nirkkanati, Piravakanati, Sukanati, Takkanati, Thikanati, Tikanati.
Full-text (+40): Kan, Kanadi, Kannati, Cinikkannati, Kannatikkatavu, Mukkukkannati, Kuruttukkannati, Nilaikkannati, Kannatipputaiyan, Nirkkanati, Cikkana, Kannadi yele, Uruvankatti, Curiya-kantakannati, Munnaikkanam, Kannatittara, Tura-tirushtikannati, Kannatikkuttan, Putakkannati, Kattariviriyan.
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