Kanita, Kāṇīṭa, Kaṇita: 8 definitions
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Kanita 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.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarykāṇīṭa (काणीट).—n A little creature of the leech kind. It attaches itself softly to one's flesh and sucks the blood.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKaṇita (कणित).—Crying out with pain.
Derivable forms: kaṇitam (कणितम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKaṇita (कणित).—n.
(-taṃ) A cry or sound uttered through pain. E. kaṇ to sound, affix kta.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kaṇita (कणित):—[from kaṇ] n. crying out with pain, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) Kānīta (कानीत):—m. a [patronymic] of Pṛthuśrávas, [Ṛg-veda viii, 46, 21 and 24; Śāṅkhāyana-śrauta-sūtra xvi, 11, 23.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKaṇita (कणित):—(taṃ) 1. n. A piercing cry.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Kaṇita (कणित) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Kaṇiya.
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Kani-tayavalakku, Kanitacastiram, Kanitan, Kanitarattinam.
Ends with: Amanaskanita.
Full-text: Kaṇiya, Kantem, Ankakanitam, Kshetrakanitam, Kettirakanitam, Atcarakanitam, Kanitacastiram, Kanitarattinam, Vipakalitam, Ati-nunkanitam, Kalakkanitam, Kan, Kanamulam, Attakanitam, Minus, Pakaram, Kanam.
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