Karn, Karṇ: 6 definitions

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Karn means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi. 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

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Karṇ (कर्ण्).—1 U. (karṇayati, karṇita)

1) To pierce, to bore.

2) To hear; usually with the preposition आ (ā). q. v.

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

Karṇ (कर्ण्).—[karṇa] r. 10th cl. (karṇayati) To pierce or bore: with the prefix āṅ, samā, (sam and āṅ) or upa, to hear or listen.

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

Karṇ (कर्ण्).—i. 10, [Parasmaipada.] To pierce or bore.

— Cf. ākarṇaya.

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

Karṇ (कर्ण्):—[class] 10. [Parasmaipada] karṇayati, to pierce, bore, [Dhātupāṭha xxxv, 71];—(ā-karṇaya, p. 126, col. 2, is a [Nominal verb] [from] the next.)

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Karn 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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Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Karn in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) an ear; helm; rudder (of a boat); hypotenuse; ~[katu] discordant, disagreeable, harsh (sound); ~[gocara] audible; ~[dhara] helmsman, one who steers (a boat); ~[pali] the lobe of the ear; ~[mula] the root of the ear; a disease resulting in swelling at the root of the ear, parotitis; ~[shula] ear-ache; ~[srava] running of the ear, discharge of ichorous matter from the ear..—karn (कर्ण) is alternatively transliterated as Karṇa.

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