Krishnakaka, Kṛṣṇakāka, Krishna-kaka: 7 definitions
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Krishnakaka 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 Kṛṣṇakāka can be transliterated into English as Krsnakaka or Krishnakaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKṛṣṇakāka (कृष्णकाक).—a raven.
Derivable forms: kṛṣṇakākaḥ (कृष्णकाकः).
Kṛṣṇakāka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kṛṣṇa and kāka (काक).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKṛṣṇakāka (कृष्णकाक).—m.
(-kaḥ) A raven. E. kṛṣṇa black, and kāka a crow.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKṛṣṇakāka (कृष्णकाक):—[=kṛṣṇa-kāka] [from kṛṣṇa] m. a raven, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKṛṣṇakāka (कृष्णकाक):—[kṛṣṇa-kāka] (kaṃ) 1. m. A raven.
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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 corpusKṛṣṇakāka (ಕೃಷ್ಣಕಾಕ):—[noun] a large glossy black species of crow; raven or the black vulture.
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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