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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Kharālika (खरालिक).—

1) A barber.

2) A razor case.

3) An iron arrow.

4) A pillow.

Derivable forms: kharālikaḥ (खरालिकः).

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

1) Kharālika (खरालिक):—[from khara] m. an iron arrow ([varia lectio] laka, [Horace H. Wilson]), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) [v.s. ...] a pillow, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) [v.s. ...] a barber (grāmaṇī), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

4) [v.s. ...] a razor-case, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

[Sanskrit to German]

Kharalika in German

context information

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

Kharālika (ಖರಾಲಿಕ):—

1) [noun] a man who cuts others' hair and shaves or trims beards as an occupation; a hairdresser; a barber.

2) [noun] an iron arrow.

3) [noun] an oblong support for the head, esp. in bed, with a cloth cover stuffed with feathers, flock, foam rubber, etc.; a pillow.

context information

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)

Full-text: Khuralika, Kharalaka.

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