Karnakiti, Karṇakīṭī, Karna-kiti: 4 definitions
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Karnakiti means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKarṇakīṭī (कर्णकीटी).—
1) a worm with many feet and of a reddish colour,
2) a small centipede.
Karṇakīṭī is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms karṇa and kīṭī (कीटी). See also (synonyms): karṇakīṭā.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKarṇakīṭī (कर्णकीटी).—f. (-ṭo) 1. An insect or worm with many feet, and of a reddish colour, (Julus cornifex.) 2. A small centipede. E. karṇa the ear, and kīṭa an insect, being supposed to attack the ear especially.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKarṇakīṭī (कर्णकीटी):—[=karṇa-kīṭī] [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.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKarṇakīṭī (कर्णकीटी):—[karṇa-kīṭī] (ṭī) 3. f. An insect with many feet; centipede.
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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Full-text: Karnajaluka, Karnadundubhi, Karnakita.
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