Kanuka, Kāṇūka: 9 definitions

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Kanuka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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.

India history and geography

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

Kānuka.—(CITD), Telugu; an offering or courtesy made in homage to a superior or a god. See kāṇikĕ, etc. (EI 33), same as kānika, tolls. Note: kānuka is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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Kānuka.—(CITD), same as kāṇika, etc. Note: kānuka is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Kāṇūka (काणूक).—

1) A crow.

2) A cock.

3) A kind of goose.

4) The bird which makes a hanging nest on the Tāla tree.

Derivable forms: kāṇūkaḥ (काणूकः).

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

Kāṇūka (काणूक).—m.

(-kaḥ) A crow. E. kaṇ to sound, &c. and ūkan Unadi aff.

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

1) Kāṇuka (काणुक):—mfn. an [adjective (cf. [masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective])] qualifying saras, [Ṛg-veda viii, 77, 4] ([Nirukta, by Yāska v, 11]).

2) Kāṇūka (काणूक):—m. (√kaṇ, [Uṇādi-sūtra iv, 39]) a crow (wrongly written kānūka cf. kāṇa), [Uṇādi-sūtra]

3) the bird which makes a hanging nest on the Tāl tree, [Horace H. Wilson]

4) a cock, [Horace H. Wilson]

5) a species of goose, [Horace H. Wilson]

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

Kāṇūka (काणूक):—(kaḥ) 1. m. A crow.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Kaṇuka (कणुक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Kaṇuya.

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Kanuka in German

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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.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Kaṇuka (ಕಣುಕ):—[noun] dough made of wheat flour, a premix for making different food items.

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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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