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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Karṇakīṭā (कर्णकीटा).—

1) a worm with many feet and of a reddish colour,

2) a small centipede.

Karṇakīṭā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms karṇa and kīṭā (कीटा). See also (synonyms): karṇakīṭī.

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

1) Karṇakīṭā (कर्णकीटा):—[=karṇa-kīṭā] [from karṇa] f. Julus Cornifex (an insect or worm with many feet and of reddish colour), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) Karṇakita (कर्णकित):—[from karṇa] mfn. having handles, furnished with tendrils etc. [gana] tārakādi.

[Sanskrit to German]

Karnakita 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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Karṇakīṭa (ಕರ್ಣಕೀಟ):—[noun] any of an order (Dermaptera) of widely distributed insects with short, horny forewings, a pair of forceps at the terminal end of the abdomen, and biting mouthparts; earwig.

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Kita, Karna.

Full-text: Karnadundubhi, Karnakavant, Karnakiti, Karnajaluka, Kita.

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