Khalapu, Khalapū, Khala-pu: 7 definitions
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Khalapu 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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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKhalapū (खलपू).—m., f. a sweeper, cleaner.
Derivable forms: khalapūḥ (खलपूः).
Khalapū is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms khala and pū (पू).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKhalapū (खलपू).—mf.
(-pūḥ) A sweeper, a cleaner, Mehter or Farash. E. khala place, and pū who cleans, from pūñ to cleanse or purify, affix kvip.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKhalapū (खलपू):—[=khala-pū] [from khala] mfn. ([Kāśikā-vṛtti on Pāṇini 6-1, 175 and viii, 2, 4]) ‘one who cleans a threshing-floor’, a sweeper, cleaner, Mehter or Ferash, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKhalapū (खलपू):—(pūḥ) 3. m. A sweeper.
[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 corpusKhalapu (ಖಲಪು):—[noun] a man who sweeps; a sweeper.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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