Kantay, Kāntāy, Kaṇṭāy: 3 definitions
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Kantay means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Kāntāy (कान्ताय्):—(von kānta), kāntāyate den Geliebten machen: śaiśira eṣa saṃprati marutkāntāsu kāntāyate [Bhartṛhari 1, 50.]
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Kāntāy (कान्ताय्):—die Geliebte darstellen, ihr gleichen: kāntāyate sparśasukhena vāri [Spr. 899.]
Kāntāy (कान्ताय्):—, yata den Geliebten oder die Geliebte machen.
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.
Tamil dictionary
Kaṇṭāy (கண்டாய்) particle < காண்-. [kan-.] Expletive of the 2nd person, something like 'you see'; ஒரு முன்னிலை அசைச்சொல். [oru munnilai asaichol.] (திருக்கோவையார் [thirukkovaiyar] 114, உரை. [urai.])
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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Starts with (+0): Kantaya, Kantayam, Kantayasa.
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