Kumbhadasi, Kumbhadāsī, Kumbha-dasi: 8 definitions
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Kumbhadasi means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. 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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Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarykumbhadāsī : (f.) a slave girl who brings water.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryKumbhadāsī refers to: a slave girl who brings the water from the well D. I, 168; Miln. 331; DhA. I, 401 (udakatitthato k° viya ānītā).
Note: kumbhadāsī is a Pali compound consisting of the words kumbha and dāsī.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKumbhadāsī (कुम्भदासी).—a bawd, procuress; sometimes used as a term of reproach or abuse.
Kumbhadāsī is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kumbha and dāsī (दासी).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKumbhadāsī (कुम्भदासी).—f. (-sī) A bawd, a procuress. E. kumbha a bully, and dāsī a female slave.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryKumbhadāsī (कुम्भदासी).—[feminine] a whore or bawd.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kumbhadāsī (कुम्भदासी):—[=kumbha-dāsī] [from kumbha-dāsa > kumbha] f. a harlot, [Harṣacarita]
2) [v.s. ...] a bawd, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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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 corpusKuṃbhadāsi (ಕುಂಭದಾಸಿ):—
1) [noun] a house-maid whose work is to bring water from a river, well, etc.
2) [noun] an unchaste woman; a prostitute.
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)
Partial matches: Kumbha, Dashi, Taci.
Full-text: Ghatadasi, Kumpataci, Kumbhadasa, Vadava.
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