Konka, Koṅka, Komka: 10 definitions
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Konka 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexKoṅka (कोङ्क).—A kingdom through which Ṛṣabha passed; Arhat was king.1 A southern country;2 unfit for śrāddha.3
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarykōṅka (कोंक).—n C A humpback: also a hump or hunch on the back.
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kōṅkā (कोंका).—m The style or spike which shoots up from the Plantain, containing the kēḷaphūla &c. 2 A monochord or one-stringed fiddle. Used by the kānaphāṭyā gōsāvī. 3 (kaṅka S) A heron. 4 A certain shell-fish.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishkōṅka (कोंक).—n A humpback; also a hump or hunch on the back.
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kōṅkā (कोंका).—f The spike which shoots up from kēḷa.
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 dictionaryKoṅka (कोङ्क).—(Pl.) Name of a country, the strip of land between the Sahyādri and the ocean; Mahābhārata (Bombay) 6; आक्रम्य क्रमुकश्यामान्कोङ्कणान्सप्त तापयन् । तुरगानिव तिग्मांशोः प्रताप- स्तस्य पप्रथे (ākramya kramukaśyāmānkoṅkaṇānsapta tāpayan | turagāniva tigmāṃśoḥ pratāpa- stasya paprathe) || Rāj. T.4.159.
-ṇam A kind of weapon.
Derivable forms: koṅkaḥ (कोङ्कः).
See also (synonyms): koṅkaṇa.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryKoṅka (कोङ्क).—m. The name of a people, [Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 5, 6, 8.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumKoṅka (कोङ्क) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—poet. [Sūktikarṇāmṛta by Śrīdharadāsa]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKoṅka (कोङ्क):—m. [plural] Name of a people, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa v, 6, 8 and 10] (cf. kauṅka.)
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusKoṃka (ಕೊಂಕ):—[noun] = ಕೊಂಕು [komku]2.
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Koṃka (ಕೊಂಕ):—
1) [noun] the western region of Tamil Nadu in South India; the present Coimbatore region.
2) [noun] a man belonging to this region.
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Koṃka (ಕೊಂಕ):—[noun] a man whose bodily stature is crooked.
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Koṃka (ಕೊಂಕ):—[noun] a kind of wild animal.
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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Starts with (+38): Komkadi, Komkadu, Komkan, Komkanaga, Komkanasthe, Komkane, Komkaniga, Komkanigiti, Komkanike, Komkasa, Konganeswarar, Konkada, Konkai, Konkalam, Konkalan, Konkalanem, Konkalar, Konkam, Konkamaram, Konkambela.
Full-text: Malakonkam, Kaunka, Konkam, Pasavinem, Konkarayar, Komva, Kelaphula, Khuntapana, Konkanavati, Hatapana, Akhudavata, Arhat, Konkai, Konkana, Vinem, Sota, Rishabha.
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