Kavrika, Kāvṛka: 6 definitions

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Kavrika 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.

The Sanskrit term Kāvṛka can be transliterated into English as Kavrka or Kavrika, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Kāvṛka (कावृक).—

1) A cock.

2) The Chakravāka bird; 'कावृकः कृवाकौ स्यात्पीतमस्तककोकयोः (kāvṛkaḥ kṛvākau syātpītamastakakokayoḥ) Medinī.

Derivable forms: kāvṛkaḥ (कावृकः).

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

Kāvṛka (कावृक).—m.

(-kaḥ) 1. A gallinaceous fowl 2. The ruddy goose. 3. A small singing bird, (Loxia phillippensis:) see pītamastaka. E. ka water, or ka for ku bad, āṅ before vṛ to cover, and kak aff.

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

1) Kāvṛka (कावृक):—[=kā-vṛka] m. a gallinaceous fowl (= kukkuṭa, kṛkavāku), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) [v.s. ...] the ruddy goose (Anas Casarca = koka), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) [v.s. ...] a small singing bird (Loxia philippensis), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Kāvṛka (कावृक):—(kaḥ) 1. m. A gallinaceous fowl; ruddy goose; Loxia phil.

[Sanskrit to German]

Kavrika 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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