Kikkisha, Kikkiśa: 4 definitions

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Kikkisha 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 Kikkiśa can be transliterated into English as Kikkisa or Kikkisha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Kikkiśa (किक्किश).—A kind of worm, (said to be injurious to the hair, nails and teeth).

Derivable forms: kikkiśaḥ (किक्किशः).

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

1) Kikkiśa (किक्किश):—m. a kind of worm (pernicious to the hair, nails, and teeth), [Suśruta]

2) Kikkisa (किक्किस):—[from kikkiśa] m. idem, [Caraka]

[Sanskrit to German]

Kikkisha 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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