Kanini, Kāninī, Kanikani: 5 definitions
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Kanini 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Kāninī (कानिनी).—A pupil of Kṛta.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 35. 53.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Kanīnī (कनीनी).—f. (-nī) 1. The little finger. 2. The pupil of the eye.
1) Kanīnī (कनीनी):—[from kanīna > kana] f. the pupil of the eye, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] the little finger, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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
Kaṇikaṇi (ಕಣಿಕಣಿ):—[noun] a state of increased body temperature caused by infections; fever.
Kaṇikaṇi (ಕಣಿಕಣಿ):—[noun] = ಕಣಿಕಟಿಲು [kanikatilu].
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Kanīni (ಕನೀನಿ):—
1) [noun] = ಕನಿಷ್ಠಿಕೆ [kanishthike].
2) [noun] 2) the opening in the centre of the iris of the eye, through which light passes to reach the retina; the pupil of the eye.
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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