Ku, Kǔ, Kù: 44 definitions
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Ku means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi, Hindi, biology, Tamil. 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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In Hinduism
Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
Ku (कु).—(l) guttural class of consonants, ie the consonants क्, ख्, ग्, घ्, ङ् (k, kh, g, gh, ṅ) The vowel उ (u) added to क् (k), signifies the class of क् (k). e. g. चजोः कु घिण्यतो (cajoḥ ku ghiṇyato), VII.3.52, कुहोश्चुः (kuhoścuḥ) VII.4.62, चोः कुः (coḥ kuḥ) VIII.2.30, किन्प्रत्ययस्य कुः (kinpratyayasya kuḥ); VIII.2.62; cf. अणुदित्सवर्णस्य चाप्रत्ययः (aṇuditsavarṇasya cāpratyayaḥ) P.I.1.69; (2) substitute कु (ku) for किम् (kim) cf. P.VII.2. 104.
Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Ku (कु).—1. Earth. 2. Base of a triangle. Note: Ku is a Sanskrit technical term used in ancient Indian sciences such as Astronomy, Mathematics and Geometry.
Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
Ku (कु) represents the number 1 (one) in the “word-numeral system” (bhūtasaṃkhyā), which was used in Sanskrit texts dealing with astronomy, mathematics, metrics, as well as in the dates of inscriptions and manuscripts in ancient Indian literature.—A system of expressing numbers by means of words arranged as in the place-value notation was developed and perfected in India in the early centuries of the Christian era. In this system the numerals [e.g., 1—ku] are expressed by names of things, beings or concepts, which, naturally or in accordance with the teaching of the Śāstras, connote numbers.
Ganita (गणित) or Ganitashastra refers to the ancient Indian science of mathematics, algebra, number theory, arithmetic, etc. Closely allied with astronomy, both were commonly taught and studied in universities, even since the 1st millennium BCE. Ganita-shastra also includes ritualistic math-books such as the Shulba-sutras.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
Ku (कु) refers to the “earth”, according to the 15th century Mātaṅgalīlā composed by Nīlakaṇṭha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.—[Cf. chapter 1, “on the origin of elephants”]: “[...] The creation of elephants was holy, and for the profit of sacrifice to the Gods, and especially for the welfare of kings. Therefore it is clear that elephants must be zealously tended. [...] [Elephants are called] kuñjara, because they wear out the earth (ku) with the pressure of their feet; padmin, because they are fond of lotuses; dvipa (‘twice-drinking’) because they drink both with the mouth and with the trunk”.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
In Buddhism
Chinese Buddhism
1) 枯 [ku]—Wither, decay.
2) 苦 [ku]—duḥkha, 豆佉 [dou qu] bitterness; unhappiness, suffering, pain, distress, misery; difficulty. There are lists of two, three, four, five, eight, and ten categories; the two are internal, i. e. physical and mental, and external, i. e. attacks from without. The four are birth, growing old, illness, and death. The eight are these four along with the pain of parting from the loved, of meeting with the hated, of failure in one's aims, and that caused by the five skandhas; cf. 四諦 [si di].
3) 哭 [ku]—To weep.
4) 庫 [ku]—Treasury; storehouse.
5) 窟 [ku]—gūha. A cave.
[The following represents an unverified English translation. For all purposes consult the original Chinese text.]
苦 [ku]—Suffering — [Technical Term] The Sanskrit word 豆佉 [dou qu] (Dòuqū) Duḥkha refers to the affliction of body and mind (逼惱身心 [bi nao shen xin]). Volume 5 of the Buddhābhūmi Sūtra (佛地經 [fu de jing]) states: "Afflicting the body and mind is called suffering." Volume 2 of the Mahāyāna Chapter on Meanings (大乘義章 [da cheng yi zhang]) states: "Affliction is called suffering."
苦—【術語】梵語豆佉 Duḥkha，逼惱身心之謂也。佛地經五曰：「逼惱身心名苦。」大乘義章二曰：「逼惱名苦。」
[shù yǔ] fàn yǔ dòu qū Duḥkha, bī nǎo shēn xīn zhī wèi yě. fú de jīng wǔ yuē: “bī nǎo shēn xīn míng kǔ.” dà chéng yì zhāng èr yuē: “bī nǎo míng kǔ.”
[shu yu] fan yu dou qu Duhkha, bi nao shen xin zhi wei ye. fu de jing wu yue: "bi nao shen xin ming ku." da cheng yi zhang er yue: "bi nao ming ku."
1) 窟 ts = kū p refers to [noun] “cave; gūha”; Domain: Buddhism 佛教 [fu jiao]; Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: gūha, Japanese: kutsu, or: kotsu (BCSD '窟 [ku]', p. 910; MW 'gūha'; SH '窟 [ku]', p. 408; Unihan '窟 [ku]').
2) 庫 t = 库 s = kù p refers to [noun] “store; kośa”; Domain: Buddhism 佛教 [fu jiao]; Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: kośa, Japanese: ko, or: ku (BCSD '庫 [ku]', p. 428; MW 'kośa'; Unihan '庫 [ku]')..
3) 苦 ts = kǔ p refers to [noun] “suffering; duḥkha; dukkha”; Domain: Buddhism 佛教 [fu jiao]; Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: duḥkha, Pali: dukkha, Japanese: ku; Tibetan: sdug bsngal. Duḥkha is the unsatisfactory nature inherent in all conditioned phenomena. 苦諦 [ku di] 'The truth of suffering' is the first of the 四聖諦 [si sheng di] 'four noble truths,' a fundamental teaching of Buddhism (BCSD '苦 [ku]', p. 1011; BL 'duḥkha', p. 270-271; FGDB '苦 [ku]')..
Chinese Buddhism (漢傳佛教, hanchuan fojiao) is the form of Buddhism that developed in China, blending Mahayana teachings with Daoist and Confucian thought. Its texts are mainly in Classical Chinese, based on translations from Sanskrit. Major schools include Chan (Zen), Pure Land, Tiantai, and Huayan. Chinese Buddhism has greatly influenced East Asian religion and culture.
General definition (in Buddhism)
Ku:—(Also called Bardo in Tibetan Buddhism) the state of in-between where you gather energy until life can be resumed. What you experience depends on the life condition you died in, for example, those in the world of hell will suffer anguish, and those in the world of Bodhisattva will experience bliss.
India history and geography
Ku.—(IE 7-1-2), ‘one’. (CITD), a contraction of Telugu kuṇṭalu or kuccelu, a certain measure of land. Note: ku is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
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Ku.—ṟṟam (IE 8-4), Tamil; a district or its subdivision; sometimes the same as nāḍu, but sometimes only the part of a nāḍu. Note: ku is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Biology (plants and animals)
Ku in China is the name of a plant defined with Zizania aquatica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Hydropyrum esculentum Link (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Global Change Biology (1999)
· Rhodora (1906)
· Canadian Journal of Botany (2269)
· Canadian Journal of Botany (1984)
· Freshwater Biology
· Molecular Ecology Notes (2001)
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Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
ku (कु).—f S The earth. Ex. of comp. kugati f Motion of the earth. kuchāyā f Shade of the earth. kujyā f Arc of the circumference of the earth. kuparidhi m Circumference of the earth. kuparyaṭana n Traveling over the earth. kupradakṣiṇā f Circumambulation of the earth. kuvṛtta n Circumference of the earth. kuvyāsa m Diameter of the earth. kudina n See in order.
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ku (कु).—ind S A particle of depreciation implying badness gen. It is prefixed at will to Sanskrit nouns, and, with less frequency and with no elegance, to nouns purely Maraṭhi: the few words therefore which are inserted are inserted as examples.
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kū (कू).—n See explained under kī.
ku (कु).—ind A particle of depreciation imply- ing Badness. f The earth.
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
Ku (कु).—f.
1) The earth; Śiśupālavadha 19.17.
2) The base of a triangle or any plane figure; कुः पृथ्वी, कुः कुचं कूलम् (kuḥ pṛthvī, kuḥ kucaṃ kūlam) ... ()| Enm.
Derivable forms: kuḥ (कुः).
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Ku (कु).—ind. A prefix implying 'badness', 'deterioration', 'depreciation', 'sin', 'reproach', 'littleness', 'want', 'deficiency', &c. Its various substitutes are कद् (kad) (kadaśva), कव (kava) (kavoṣṇa), का (kā) (koṣṇa), किं (kiṃ) (kiṃprabhuḥ); cf. Pañcatantra (Bombay) 5.17.
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Ku (कु).—I. 1 P. (kavate) To sound. -II. 6 Ā. (kuvate)
1) To moan, groan.
2) To cry. -III. 2 P. (kauti) To hum, coo (as a bee.) ...कुवत्पक्षिकुलाकुलाः (kuvatpakṣikulākulāḥ) Bhaṭṭikāvya 9.1.
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Kū (कू).—1, 6 Ā. (kuvate, kuvate); also [ku] 9 U. (ku-kū-nāti, ku-kū-nīte)
1) To sound, make noise, cry out in distress, खगाश्चुकुविरेऽशुभम् (khagāścukuvire'śubham) Bhaṭṭikāvya 14.2;1.2;14.5;15.26;16.29.
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Kū (कू).—f.
1) A female imp.
2) The earth; कूः कृत्या भूरपि स्मृता (kūḥ kṛtyā bhūrapi smṛtā) Enm.
Derivable forms: kūḥ (कूः).
Ku (कु).—r. 1st cl. (ṅa) kuṅ (kavate) r. 2nd cl. (ṭu) ṭuku (kauti) r. 6th cl. (śiṃ) kuśi (kuvate) r. 9th cl. (ña) kuñ (kunāti, kunīte) 1. To sound, to sound indistinctly, to moan, to groan. 2. To cry as a bird, to coo, to hum as a bee, &c.
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Ku (कु).—f.
(-kuḥ) The earth. ind. A particle of depreciation, and implying. 1. Sin, guilt. 2. Reproach, contempt. 3. Diminution, littleness. 4. Prevention, hindrance, as kupatha a bad road, &c. E. ku to sound, kvip affix, or kuṅ to sound, with the affix ḍa.
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Kū (कू).—r. 6th cl. (ṅa) kūṅ (kuvate) To sound, especially as if in pain, to moan, to groan, &c. (ña) kūña r. 9th cl. (kunāti-nīte) To sound &c. As before.
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Kū (कू).—f.
(-kūḥ) A female Pisacha or goblin. E. kū to sound, kvip aff.
Ku (कु).—[ku-], a contraction of ka + va, from kim. Former part of compound words, implying, I. Inferiority, wickedness, e. g. ku-karman, 1. n. A wicked action, [Pañcatantra] v. [distich] 64. 2. adj. Doing wicked actions, [Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 1, 16, 22. ku-kṛtya, n. A shameful action, [Pañcatantra] 237, 21. ku-go, m. An infirm bull, [Rāmāyaṇa] 6, 112, 6. ku-jananī, f. A bad mother, [Rāmāyaṇa] 6, 82, 118. ku-janman, adj. Having a bad origin, [Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 4, 4, 22. ku-tanaya, m. A son who has not turned out well, [Pañcatantra] i. [distich] 85. ku-tapasvin, m. A bad ascetic, [Pañcatantra] 126, 1. ku-tarka, m. A false doctrine, [Rājataraṅgiṇī] 5, 378. ku-dṛṣṭa, adj. Imperfectly seen, [Pañcatantra] v. [distich] 1. ku -dṛṣṭi, f. A false system, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 12. 95. ku-dhī, adj. sbst. A fool, [Pañcatantra] i. [distich] 38. ku-nadikā, f. An insignificant rivulet, Pañc, i. [distich] 31. ku-patha, m. 1. An erroneous way, [Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 6, 7, 14. 2. A proper name, [Harivaṃśa, (ed. Calc.)] 203. ku-parīkṣaka, m. A bad estimator, [Bhartṛhari, (ed. Bohlen.)] 2, 12. ku-parīkṣita, adj. Imperfectly examined, [Pañcatantra] v. [distich] 1. ku-putra, m. A contemptible son, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 9, 161. ku-puruṣa, m. 1. A contemptible man, Mahābhārata 13, 108. 2. A coward, 5, 5493. ku-plava, m. A frail boat, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 9, 161. ku-buddhi, adj. 1. Foolish, [Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 5, 5, 17. 2. Mischievous, [Pañcatantra] i. [distich] 444. ku-bhṛtya, m. A bad servant, [Pañcatantra] 83, 43. ku -mati, A. f. 1. Perversity, [Daśakumāracarita] in
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Ku (कु).—see kū.
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Ku (कु).—f. The earth, [Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 6, 1, 42.
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Kū (कू).—and ku Ku, ii. 2, [Parasmaipada.], i. 1 and 6, [Ātmanepada.], and as v. r. of knū, ii. 9, [Parasmaipada.] [Ātmanepada.] To cry. Frequent. kokūya, cf. ; cf. ākūta.
Ku (कु).—1. (°—) = kad.
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Ku (कु).—2. v. kū.
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Ku (कु).—3. [feminine] earth, soil, land.
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Kū (कू).—1. kuvate [with] ā intend.
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Kū (कू).—2. [adverb] where? [with] cid anywhere.
1) Ku (कु):—1. ku a [pronominal] base appearing in kutas, kutra, kuvid, kuha, kva, and as a prefix implying deterioration, depreciation, deficiency, want, littleness, hindrance, reproach, contempt, guilt
2) originally perhaps ku signified ‘how (strange!)’
3) as a separate word ku occurs only in the lengthened form 3. kū q.v.
4) 2. ku f. the earth, [Āryabhaṭa; Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā; Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhajjātaka; Bhāgavata-purāṇa vi, 1, 42]
5) the ground or base of a triangle or other plane figure, [commentator or commentary] on [Āryabhaṭa]
6) the number ‘one.’
7) 3. ku See √1. kū.
8) Kū (कू):—1. kū or ku [class] 2. [Parasmaipada] kauti ([Vedic or Veda] kavīti, [Pāṇini 7-3, 95]), or [class] 1. [Ātmanepada] kavate ([Dhātupāṭha xxii, 54]), or [class] 6. kuvate ([ib. xxviii, 108]), or [class] 9. [Ātmanepada] [Parasmaipada] kUnAti, kUnAte (perf. 3. [plural] cukuvur, [Bhaṭṭi-kāvya]),
—to sound, make any noise, cry out, moan, cry (as a bird), coo, hum (as a bee) etc., [Bhaṭṭi-kāvya] : [class] 1. kavate, to move, [Naighaṇṭuka, commented on by Yāska ii, 14] :—[Intensive] [Ātmanepada] kokūyate ([Nirukta, by Yāska; Pāṇini]) [Ātmanepada] [Parasmaipada] kokavīti and cokūyate ([Pāṇini 7-4, 63; Kāśikā-vṛtti]),
—to cry aloud, [Bhaṭṭi-kāvya];—(cf. [Greek] κωκύω.)
9) 2. kū ind. (= kva) where? [Ṛg-veda v, 74, 1.]
10) 3. kū f. a female Piśāca or goblin, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
1) Ku (कु):—(ṅa) kavate 1. d. (la) kauti 2. a. (śi, ṅa) kuvate 6. a. (ga, ña) kunāti nīte To sound, to groan; to coo.
2) (kuḥ) 2. f. The earth (Compo). a. Mean, bad.
3) Kū (कू):—(śa, ṅa) kuvate 6. d. To sound; to moan. (ña, ga) kunāti, nīte 9. c. To be in pain, to groan.
4) (kūḥ) 3. f. A female goblin.
Ku (कु):—1.
1) pron. interr., erhalten in den advv. kutas, kutra, kuvid, kuha, kva und am Anfange von compp., als Ausdruck des Mangelhaften, Schlechten gaṇa svarādi zu [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 1, 1, 37. Vārttika von Kātyāyana. 4] der [SAUNĀGA] zu [2, 2, 18.] [Amarakoṣa 3, 4, 32,] ([COLEBR. 28],) [2] (pāpakutseṣadarthe). [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha 7, 7] und [Medinīkoṣa avyaya (s. Med.). 11] (ausser den eben angeführten Bedd. noch nivāraṇe). Accent eines solchen comp. [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 6, 2, 2], Vārtt. kuprāvṛta schlecht bekleidet [Rāmāyaṇa 1, 6, 8.] kutapasvin ein böser Büsser [Pañcatantra 126, 1.] Ursprünglich hob ku nur das Ausserordentliche, Aussergewöhnliche einer Erscheinung hervor. Belege hiezu wird man im Folgenden finden. Vgl. 1. ka, 1. kava, 1. kā, kim und su, welches sich zum demonstr. sa verhält wie ku zu ka . —
2) adv. wo: kū ṣṭho devāvaśvinā.yā di.o manāvasū [Ṛgveda 5, 74, 1.] Mit cid wo immer, irgendwo: kū citsa.īrū.ve gā viveda [9, 87, 8.] Vgl. kva .
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Ku (कु):—2. Verbalwurzel s. kū .
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Ku (कु):—3. f.
1) die Erde [Amarakoṣa 2, 1, 3.] [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 2, 1, 1] (kū). [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 936.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 6, 1, 42.] [DURGA] zu [Yāska’s Nirukta 2, 7] bemerkt, dass ku im [das] unter den Namen für Erde fehle; als Beleg führt er an: nāgnicinnarakaṃ yāti na satputro na kupradaḥ (Land schenkend, näml. den Brahmanen). Eher bedeutet kuprada freigebig. Vgl. kvadhaḥstha . —
2) (wie alle Synonyme von Erde) the ground or base of a triangle or other plane figure [Algebra 69.]
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Kū (कू):—1. und ku ein Geschrei erheben; ku, kauti (kavīti ved. Lesart der [ĀPIŚALA] [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 7, 3, 95]) [DHĀTUP. 24, 33.] ku, kavate [22, 54.] ku oder kū, kuvate [28, 108.] kūnāti, kūnīte und kunāti, kunīte [31, 10, v. l.] für knū und knu. cakuvuruccaiḥ pakṣiṇaścānukūlāḥ [Bhaṭṭikavya 1, 27.] cukuvuḥ pattipaṅktayaḥ [14, 5.] khagāścukuvire śubham [20.] saṃnatsyāmyatha vā yoddhuṃ na kopye hīnasattvavat [16, 29.] krūrāścākūṣata dvijāḥ [15, 26.] — intens. kokūyate [Yāska’s Nirukta 5, 26.] [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 7, 4, 63.] kokūyata uṣṭraḥ . kharaḥ . cokūyate [Scholiast] [Vopadeva’s Grammatik 20, 6.] kokavīti śakuntaḥ [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 2, 4, 74,] [Scholiast] akokūyiṣṭa tatsainyaṃ prapalāyiṣṭa cākulam [Bhaṭṭikavya 15, 114.] — kavate unter den Verben der Bewegung [das 2, 14.] — Die den Wörtern kava, kavatnu, kavāri, kavi zu Grunde liegende Wurzel ku oder kū hat vielleicht die Bedeutung Etwas im Sinne führen gehabt. Vgl. kū mit ā . — ā beabsichtigen: ā vā agre kuvate yajeyeti [The Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 3, 1, 4, 6. 12.] — Vgl. ākūta und ākūti .
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Kū (कू):—2. f. eine Piśācī [Śabdamālā im Śabdakalpadruma]
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Ku (कु):—3.
1) [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 68, 94.] [BṚH. 8, 21.] [GOLĀDHY. 5, 10. fg. 24.] Bez. der Zahl Eins [WEBER, Jyotiṣa 101. Z. 4 fg.] streiche Eher bedeutet kuprada freigebig.
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Kū (कू):—1. mit ā, ākūya vai yajñaḥ prayujyate [Kāṭhaka-Recension 23, 2.]
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Ku (कु):—3.
1) die Erde [Sūryasiddhānta 1, 39. 53. 12, 82.] als Bez. der Zahl Eins [1, 39.]
Ku (कु):—1. Pron. interr. in kutas u.s.w. Drückt am Anfange eines Comp. Mangel aus. Vgl. kū.
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Ku (कु):—2. Verbalwurzel s. kū.
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Ku (कु):—3. f. —
1) die Erde [Āryabhaṭa 2,1.] Land , Erdboden [Indische sprüche 7789.] —
2) die Basis eines Dreiecks (Comm. zu [Āryabhaṭa 2,8]) oder einer anderen Figur. —
3) Bez. der Zahl eins.
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Kū (कू):—1. ( ku) —
1) kuvate (nur mit ā) , kauti , kavīti , kavate , kunāti , nunīte , kūnāti , kūnīte ein Geschrei erheben (nur [Bhaṭṭikāvya]). —
2) kavate (gatikarman). — Intens. kokūyate ([Nirukta])., kokavīti , cokūyate ein lautes Geschrei erheben. — Mit ā beabsichtigen.
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Kū (कू):—2. Adv. wo? [Ṛgveda (roth). 5,74,1] (zu trennen kū ṣṭhaḥ d.i. sthas von 1. as). Mit cid irgendwo [9,87,8.]
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Kū (कू):—3. f. eine Piśākī.
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.
Hindi dictionary
Ku (कु):——a Sanskrit perfix meaning deterioration, depreciation, deficiency, want, littleness, hindrance, reproach, contempt, guilt; ~[kṛtya] see [kukarma; ~khyāta] notorious, infamous; ~[khyāti] notoriety, infamy; ~[gati] bad plight, state of affliction; ~[cailā] dirty, filthy (used only as the latter member of the compound [mailā-kucailā]); ~[joga] mischance, adverse circumstance, ill luck; ~[ṭeka] obduracy; addiction, a bad habit; ~[ḍaula] ugly, having disproportionate physical build, possessing unsymmetrical physical frame; ~[ḍhaṃgā] absurd; lacking proportion or symmetry; inappropriate; ~[ḍhaba] undesirable manner/ill practice; evil way; ~[darśana] ominous; ugly, grotesque; ~[dina] unfavourable times, adversity; ~[dṛṣṭi] ominous glance, a glance resulting in ill-luck; ~[dhātu] a base metal; iron; ~[dhānya] ill-earned foodgrains; ~[nāma] infamy, disrepute; notorious; ~[paṃtha/yaśa] immoral/evil course; •[gāmī] following an immoral/evil course, morally degenerate; ~[putra] an undutiful son, bad son; ~[belā] late hour; too late; ~[bhāva] ill-will, rancour, jealousy; ~[maṃtra] evil counsel, misleading advise: ~[yoga] see ~[joga; ~rāha] evil course, the path of sin; uneven path; ~[rāhī] one who follows the path of degeneration; a sinner; ~[vṛtti] evil tendency; evil calling; bad mentality; ill-disposition.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Ku (ಕು):—[noun] the planet on which we live; the earth.
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Kū (ಕೂ):—
1) [noun] the sound made by a bird; a birḍs cry.
2) [noun] a sound imitating it.
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Kū (ಕೂ):—
1) [noun] = ಕೂಕಂಬ [kukamba].
2) [noun] a hole or shaft sunk into the earth to tap an underground supply of water; a well.
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Kū (ಕೂ):—
1) [noun] a wicked female spirit.
2) [noun] the earth.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
Ku (கு) . The compound of க் [k] and உ. [u.]
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Ku (கு) particle
1. Sign of the dative case; நான்கனுருபு. [nankanurupu.] (தொல். சொல். [thol. sol.] 76.)
2. Connective particle, as in அறிகுவேன்; ஒருசாரியை. [ariguven; orusariyai.] (கலித்தொகை [kalithogai] 79, 18.)
3. Suffix added to verbs, nouns, etc., to form (a) abstract nouns, as நன்கு; பண் புப்பெயர்விகுதி [nanku; pan puppeyarviguthi]: (b) verbal nouns, as போக்கு; தொழிற்பெயர்விகுதி [pokku; thozhirpeyarviguthi]: (c) finite verbs in 1st person singular future tense, as உண்கு; தன்மையொருமை எதிர்கால வினைமுற்றுவிகுதி. [unku; thanmaiyorumai ethirkala vinaimurruviguthi.]
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Ku (கு) particle Prefix added to words in Sanskrit, as in குதர்க்கம் [kutharkkam], signifying badness, evil, unfairness; பெயர்க்கு முன்வந்து தீமைப் பொருள் குறிக்கும் ஒரு வடசொல். [peyarkku munvanthu thimaip porul kurikkum oru vadasol.]
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Ku (கு) noun < ku. Earth; பூமி. (திவா.) [pumi. (thiva.)]
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Kū (கூ) Compound of க் [k] and ஊ. [u.]
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Kū (கூ) noun < ku. Earth; பூமி. கூநின் றளந்த குறளென்ப [pumi. kunin ralantha kuralenpa] (வள்ளலார்சாத்திரம்ுவமா. [thiruvallumalai] 14).
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Kū (கூ) noun < கூவு-. [kuvu-.] cf. kū. [Kanarese, Malayalam: kū.] Cooing, as of a dove; கூவுகை. கோகிலங்களி கூக் கொண்டு சேருங் குளிர்பிண்டியானை [kuvugai. kogilangali kug kondu serung kulirpindiyanai] (திருநூற்றந்தாதி [thirunurrandathi] 1).
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Kū (கூ) noun Corr. of கூழ். [kuzh.] Porridge; கூழ். [kuzh.] Local usage
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Kū (கூ) noun < gū. Evacuating, passing stools; மலங்கழிக்கை. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [malangazhikkai. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
Nepali dictionary
1) Ku (कु):—prefix. denotes bad; decreasing; sinful; ominous;
2) Ku (कु):—n. the word pronounce at the ear of a quail by its trainer;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
Pali-English dictionary
1) ku (ကု) [(bya) (ဗျ)]—
[ku pāpesatthakucchane．．1197．]
[ကု ပါပေသတ္ထကုစ္ဆနေ။ ဓာန်။ ၁၁၉၇။]
2) ku (ကု) [(thī) (ထီ)]—
[kā+u．kā sadde,kāyati etthaç kāyati māravijayakāleti vāku．,ṭī．181．]
[ကာ+ဥ။ ကာ သဒ္ဒေ၊ ကာယတိ ဧတ္ထ,ကာယတိ မာရဝိဇယကာလေတိ ဝါကု။ ဓာန်၊ဋီ။၁၈၁။]
[Pali to Burmese]
1) ku—
(Burmese text): (၁) မြေ၊ မြေကြီး။ (၂) လက်နက်။ (တိ) (၃) ရုပ်နာမ်အစဉ်။ ကုဉ္ဇရ,ကုဒါလ-တို့လည်းကြည့်။ ကုသ-(၂)-ကြည့်။
(Auto-Translation): (1) Land, soil. (2) Weapon. (specific) (3) Verb forms. Look at kunzara, kudala as well. Look at kutha-(2).
2) ku—
(Burmese text): (၁) မကောင်းမှု။ ကုရု-ကြည့်။ (၂) အနည်းငယ်။ (၃) စက်ဆုပ်ဖွယ်။ ကုမ္မဂ္ဂ-ကြည့်။ (၄) သေးငယ်သော။ ကုသမုဒ္ဒ-ကြည့်။ ＂
(Auto-Translation): (1) Badness. Look at the guru. (2) A little. (3) Machine-like. Look at the expert. (4) Small. Look at the text.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Chinese-English dictionary
[The following represents an unverified English translation. For all purposes consult the original Chinese text.]
刳 [kū] [ku]—
[動 [dong]] Verb
1. 剖開 [pou kai] (pōukāi) To cut open; to dissect.
《莊子 [zhuang zi]．山木 [shan mu]》 (Zhuāngzi: Mountain Wood): "I wish you would 形 [xing] (kūxíng) cut open your body, 去皮 [qu pi] (qùpí) remove your skin, 灑心 [sa xin] (sǎxīn) cleanse your heart, 去欲 [qu yu] (qùyù) remove your desires, and wander in the 無人之野 [wu ren zhi ye] (wúrénzhīyě) uninhabited wilderness."
《後漢書 [hou han shu]．卷八二 [juan ba er]．方術傳下 [fang shu chuan xia]．華佗傳 [hua tuo chuan]》 (Book of Later Han: Volume 82: Biographies of Thaumaturges, Part Two: Biography of Hua Tuo): "Consequently, he 破 [po] (kūpò) cut open the 腹背 [fu bei] (fùbèi) abdomen and back, and 抽割 [chou ge] (chōugē) extracted and cut the 積聚 [ji ju] (jījù) accumulation (mass)."
2. 挖空 [wa kong] (wākōng) To hollow out; to dig out.
《易經 [yi jing]．繫辭下 [xi ci xia]》 (I Ching: Appended Statements, Part Two): "木 [mu] (kūmù) Wood was hollowed out to make 舟 [zhou] (zhōu) boats, and 剡木 [shan mu] (yǎnmù) wood was carved to make 楫 [ji] (jí) oars."
刳：[動]
1.剖開。《莊子．山木》：「吾願君刳形去皮，灑心去欲，而遊於無人之野。」《後漢書．卷八二．方術傳下．華佗傳》：「因刳破腹背，抽割積聚。」
2.挖空。《易經．繫辭下》：「刳木為舟，剡木為楫。」
kū:[dòng]
1. pōu kāi. < zhuāng zi． shān mù>: “wú yuàn jūn kū xíng qù pí, sǎ xīn qù yù, ér yóu yú wú rén zhī yě.” < hòu hàn shū． juǎn bā èr． fāng shù chuán xià． huá tuó chuán>: “yīn kū pò fù bèi, chōu gē jī jù.”
2. wā kōng. < yì jīng． xì cí xià>: “kū mù wèi zhōu, shàn mù wèi jí.”
ku:[dong]
1. pou kai. < zhuang zi. shan mu>: "wu yuan jun ku xing qu pi, sa xin qu yu, er you yu wu ren zhi ye." < hou han shu. juan ba er. fang shu chuan xia. hua tuo chuan>: "yin ku po fu bei, chou ge ji ju."
2. wa kong. < yi jing. xi ci xia>: "ku mu wei zhou, shan mu wei ji."
[The following represents an unverified English translation. For all purposes consult the original Chinese text.]
骷 [kū] [ku]—
See the entry for '髅 [lou]'.
骷：參見「骷髏」條。
kū: cān jiàn “kū lóu” tiáo.
ku: can jian "ku lou" tiao.
[The following represents an unverified English translation. For all purposes consult the original Chinese text.]
酷 [kù] [ku]—
[形 [xing]] (Adjective)
1. Strong alcoholic flavor. According to Shuowen Jiezi [說文解字 [shuo wen jie zi]], You Section [酉部 [you bu]]: "Ku [] means a thick taste of alcohol [酒厚味 [jiu hou wei]]."
2. Cruel, tyrannical. For example: cruel punishment [刑 [xing]], cruel official [吏 [li]]. In Han Feizi [韓非子 [han fei zi]], Xianxue [顯學 [xian xue]]: "Now the ruler [今上 [jin shang]] eagerly cultivates fields and clears land [急耕田墾草 [ji geng tian ken cao]] to increase the people's production [以厚民產 [yi hou min chan]], but the people consider this cruel [而以上為 [er yi shang wei]]."
3. Stylish with a hint of aloofness. A transliteration [音譯 [yin yi]] of the English word "cool". For example: cool guy [哥 [ge]], "His expression [表情 [biao qing]] is very cool []!"
[副 [fu]] (Adverb)
To a deep extent. Equivalent to "very" [甚 [shen]] or "extremely" [極 [ji]]. For example: to love dearly [愛 [ai]], bitterly cold [寒 [han]], strikingly similar [似 [shi]], strikingly alike [像 [xiang]]. In Southern Song Dynasty [南朝宋 [nan chao song]] by Liu Yiqing [劉義慶 [liu yi qing]], Shishuo Xinyu [世說新語 [shi shuo xin yu]], Xianyuan [賢媛 [xian yuan]] chapter: "Duke Tao [陶公 [tao gong]] had great ambitions from a young age [少有大志 [shao you da zhi]]; his family was extremely poor [家貧 [jia pin]], and he lived with his mother, Madam Zhan [與母湛氏同居 [yu mu zhan shi tong ju]]."
酷：[形]
1.酒味濃厚。《說文解字．酉部》：「酷，酒厚味也。」
2.殘忍、暴虐。如：「酷刑」、「酷吏」。《韓非子．顯學》：「今上急耕田墾草，以厚民產也，而以上為酷。」
3.瀟灑中帶點冷漠。為英語 cool 的音譯。如：「酷哥」、「他那表情很酷！」
[副]
程度深的。相當於「甚」、「極」。如：「酷愛」、「酷寒」、「酷似」、「酷像」。南朝宋．劉義慶《世說新語．賢媛》：「陶公少有大志，家酷貧，與母湛氏同居。」
kù:[xíng]
1. jiǔ wèi nóng hòu. < shuō wén jiě zì． yǒu bù>: “kù, jiǔ hòu wèi yě.”
2. cán rěn,, bào nüè. rú: “kù xíng” ,, “kù lì” . < hán fēi zi． xiǎn xué>: “jīn shàng jí gēng tián kěn cǎo, yǐ hòu mín chǎn yě, ér yǐ shàng wèi kù.”
3. xiāo sǎ zhōng dài diǎn lěng mò. wèi yīng yǔ cool de yīn yì. rú: “kù gē” ,, “tā nà biǎo qíng hěn kù! ”
[fù]
chéng dù shēn de. xiāng dāng yú “shén” ,, “jí” . rú: “kù ài” ,, “kù hán” ,, “kù shì” ,, “kù xiàng” . nán cháo sòng． liú yì qìng < shì shuō xīn yǔ． xián yuàn>: “táo gōng shǎo yǒu dà zhì, jiā kù pín, yǔ mǔ zhàn shì tóng jū.”
ku:[xing]
1. jiu wei nong hou. < shuo wen jie zi. you bu>: "ku, jiu hou wei ye."
2. can ren,, bao nue. ru: "ku xing" ,, "ku li" . < han fei zi. xian xue>: "jin shang ji geng tian ken cao, yi hou min chan ye, er yi shang wei ku."
3. xiao sa zhong dai dian leng mo. wei ying yu cool de yin yi. ru: "ku ge" ,, "ta na biao qing hen ku! "
[fu]
cheng du shen de. xiang dang yu "shen" ,, "ji" . ru: "ku ai" ,, "ku han" ,, "ku shi" ,, "ku xiang" . nan chao song. liu yi qing < shi shuo xin yu. xian yuan>: "tao gong shao you da zhi, jia ku pin, yu mu zhan shi tong ju."
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庫 [kù] [ku]—
A surname (姓 [xing]). For example, there was Ku Jun (鈞 [jun]) in the Han Dynasty (漢代 [han dai]).
庫：[名]
姓。如漢代有庫鈞。
kù:[míng]
xìng. rú hàn dài yǒu kù jūn.
ku:[ming]
xing. ru han dai you ku jun.
[The following represents an unverified English translation. For all purposes consult the original Chinese text.]
袴 [kù] [ku]—
The variant character for 褲 [ku] is .
袴：「褲」的異體字。
kù: “kù” de yì tǐ zì.
ku: "ku" de yi ti zi.
1) 刳 ts = kū p refers to “to cut open/rip up/scoop out”.
2) 哭 ts = kū p refers to “to cry; to weep”..
3) 嚳 t = 喾 s = kù p refers to “one of the five legendary emperors, also called 高辛氏 [Gao1 xin1 shi4]”..
4) 圐 ts = kū p refers to “used in 圐圙 [ku1 lu:e4]”..
5) 堀 ts = kū p refers to “cave/hole”..
6) 庫 t = 库 s = kù p refers to “warehouse/storehouse/(file) library”..
7) 枯 ts = kū p refers to “(of plants) withered/(of wells, rivers, etc) dried up/(bound form) dull; boring/(bound form) residue of pressed oilseeds”..
8) 矻 ts = kū p refers to “used in 矻矻 [ku1 ku1]/Taiwan pr. [ku4]”..
9) 窟 ts = kū p refers to “cave/hole”..
10) 絝 t = 绔 s = kù p refers to “variant of 褲 | 裤 [ku4]”..
11) 苦 ts = kǔ p refers to “bitter/hardship/pain/to suffer/to bring suffering to/painstakingly”..
12) 袴 t = 裤 s = kù p refers to “variant of 褲 | 裤 [ku4]”..
13) 褲 t = 裤 s = kù p refers to “underpants/trousers/pants”..
14) 跍 ts = kū p refers to “to squat”..
15) 酷 ts = kù p refers to “ruthless/strong (e.g. of wine)/(loanword) cool/hip”..
16) 骷 ts = kū p refers to “used in 骷髏 | 骷髅 [ku1 lou2]”..
1) 窟 [kū] refers to: “cave”.
窟 is further associated with the following language/terms:
[Related Chinese terms] 廅; 洞; 石窟; 龕窟.
[Sanskrit] gūha.
[Tibetan] phug.
[Vietnamese] quật.
[Korean] 굴 / gul.
[Japanese] クツ / kutsu.
2) 苦 [kǔ] refers to: “suffering”.
苦 is further associated with the following language/terms:
[Related Chinese terms] 惱痛; 懃苦; 苦具; 苦患; 苦惱; 苦惱患; 難; 苦苦; 苦聖諦; 苦諦; 令他受苦; 困苦; 苦果; 爲苦; 逼惱; 苦根; 一切苦; 衆苦; 厄難; 可愼; 嶮處; 嶮難; 艱; 迮; 逼迫; 受; 受性; 受支; 受蘊; 受陰; 惱; 所受; 樂; 求; 痛; 痛痒; 苦切; 苦樂; 苦痛; 覺; 諸受; 領納; 困厄; 所苦; 疹疾; 集.
[Sanskrit] aśāta; dukha; dukhita; duḥkha-duḥkhatā; duḥkha-satya; duḥkhana; duḥkhatas; duḥkhatva; duḥkhilatas; duḥkhyate; duḥkhārdita; duḥkhendriya; duḥkhāya; grasita; kṛccha; pīḍa; pīḍanā; sarva-duḥkha; saṃbādha; upakrama-karaṇa; utpīḍā; vedanā; ābādhika; āsrava-dharma; śocita.
[Pali] dukkha.
[Tibetan] sdug bsngal; sdug bsngal.
[Vietnamese] khổ.
[Korean] 고 / go.
[Japanese] ク / ku.
3) 庫 [kù] refers to: “treasury”.
庫 is further associated with the following language/terms:
[Related Chinese terms] 藏.
[Sanskrit] gañja; āvārī.
[Tibetan] bang ba.
[Vietnamese] khố.
[Korean] 고 / go.
[Japanese] ク / ku.
4) 哭 [kū] refers to: “weep”.
哭 is further associated with the following language/terms:
[Related Chinese terms] 哭泣; 啼哭; 泣.
[Sanskrit] krandamāna.
[Tibetan] cho nges 'debs par byed pa.
[Vietnamese] khốc.
[Korean] 곡 / gok.
[Japanese] コク / koku.
5) 枯 [kū] refers to: “wither”.
枯 is further associated with the following language/terms:
[Vietnamese] khô.
[Korean] 고 / go.
[Japanese] ク / ku.
6) 絝 [kù] refers to: “drawers”.
絝 is further associated with the following language/terms:
[Vietnamese] khố.
[Korean] 고 / go.
[Japanese] コウ / kō.
7) 袴 [kù] refers to: “drawers”.
袴 is further associated with the following language/terms:
[Vietnamese] khố.
[Korean] 고 / go.
[Japanese] コ / ko.
8) 酷 [kù] refers to: “cruel”.
酷 is further associated with the following language/terms:
[Vietnamese] khốc.
[Korean] 혹 / hok.
[Japanese] コク / koku.
Chinese language.
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Starts with (+32): Jue, Kabala, Kabba, Kadanna, Kadariya, Kadasana, Kavata, Kimi, Kitta, Kivanta, Ku cai, Ku cha ye, Ku chiao mai, Ku chieh, Ku chin, Ku chung, Ku di dan, Ku gua, Ku gumbenek, Ku hsieh.
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Buddhist records of the Western world (Xuanzang) (by Samuel Beal)
Chapter 7 - Country of Su-tu-li-sse-na (Sutrishna) < [Book I - Thirty-Four Countries]
Chapter 1 - Country of ’O-ki-ni (Akni or Agni) < [Book I - Thirty-Four Countries]
Chapter 4 - Astronomy, the Indian calendar, etc. < [Book II - Three Countries]
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