Karnapishaci, Karṇapiśācī, Karna-pishaci: 6 definitions
Introduction:
Karnapishaci means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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.
The Sanskrit term Karṇapiśācī can be transliterated into English as Karnapisaci or Karnapishaci, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Karnapishachi.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarykarṇapiśācī (कर्णपिशाची).—m A fortune-teller.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKarṇapiśācī (कर्णपिशाची).—f. a type of goddess.
Karṇapiśācī is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms karṇa and piśācī (पिशाची).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKarṇapiśācī (कर्णपिशाची):—[=karṇa-piśācī] [from karṇa] f. Name of a goddess, [Tantrasāra]
[Sanskrit to German]
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 corpusKarṇapiśāci (ಕರ್ಣಪಿಶಾಚಿ):—
1) [noun] a demon that is supposed to whisper in the ears about others.
2) [noun] a one who whispers in a similar manner.
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: Pishaci, Karna.
Full-text: Karnapishaca.
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