Kancara, Kañcāra, Kamcara: 8 definitions

Introduction:

Kancara means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Kanchara.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

kañcāra (कंचार) [or री, rī].—m (Better kāñcāra) A glass bangle maker.

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kāñcāra (कांचार) [or री, rī].—m (kāñca Glass.) A maker or vender of glass-bangles.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Kañcāra (कञ्चार).—

1) The sun.

2) The Arka plant.

Derivable forms: kañcāraḥ (कञ्चारः).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kañcāra (कञ्चार).—m.

(-raḥ) The sun. E. kaṃ heaven, and car to go, affix aṇ.

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

1) Kañcāra (कञ्चार):—m. the sun, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) = arkavṛkṣa, [Tārānātha tarkavācaspati’s Vācaspatyam, Sanskrit dictionary]

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

Kañcāra (कञ्चार):—(raḥ) 1. m. The sun.

[Sanskrit to German]

Kancara 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

Kaṃcara (ಕಂಚರ):—

1) [noun] that which lives in water; any aquatic animal.

2) [noun] that which moves in or on water; a device like boat, ship etc.

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Kāṃcāra (ಕಾಂಚಾರ):—[noun] = ಕಾಂಚಾಳ [kamcala].

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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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