Kancu, Kañcu, Kamcu: 3 definitions
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Kancu means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, Tamil. 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 Kanchu.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryKañcu (कञ्चु).—perhaps to be read for kāñcu, q.v.
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Kāñcu (काञ्चु).—(?) (compare Prakrit, according to [Paia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo], kaṃcu as well as kaṃcua = Sanskrit kañcuka, woman's bodice; perhaps read kañcu, but not kāñci, girdle, with Senart's em.), woman's bodice: Mahāvastu ii.59.15 (verse) (kā dṛṣṭāsi…) sīhāṅgadā (v.l. siṃh°, q.v.) kāñcu (so mss.) pramṛṣṭa (or prasṛṣṭa with v.l.?) dhāraṇī (probably divide so).
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.
Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionaryKaṃcu (कंचु) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Kañcuka.
Kaṃcu has the following synonyms: Kaṃcua.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusKaṃcu (ಕಂಚು):—
1) [noun] an alloy of copper with upto one-third tin; bronze.
2) [noun] an article, esp. a vessel made of bronze.
3) [noun] a broad plate made of bronze.
4) [noun] ಕಂಚಿನ ಕಂಠ [kamcina kamtha] kancina kaṇṭha (fig.) a loud and clear voice; voice that is as clear as a bell; ಕಂಚಿನ ಯುಗ [kamcina yuga] kancina yuga a phase of some human cultures, usu. after a Stone Age and before an Iron Age, characterised by bronze tools and weapons, esp. such a phase between 3500-1000 B.C. (approx.); bronze age.
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Kaṃcu (ಕಂಚು):—[noun] = ಕಂಚುಕ - [kamcuka -] 1.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+30): Kamcua, Kamcuga, Kamcugannadi, Kamcugara, Kamcugaragatti, Kamcugarageri, Kamcugarakukka, Kamcugarcu, Kamcugi, Kamcugoral, Kamcuguli, Kamcui, Kamcuia, Kamcuijja, Kamcuijjamta, Kamcukadale, Kamcukagale, Kamcuke, Kamcukimdra, Kamculia.
Ends with: Kisukancu, Kodukamcu, Tel-kotukkukancu.
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Bhajana-Rahasya (by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura Mahasaya)
Text 5 < [Chapter 8 - Aṣṭama-yāma-sādhana (Rātri-līlā–prema-bhajana sambhoga)]
The Practice Manual of Noble Tārā Kurukullā (by Dharmachakra Translation Committee)