Kunkumanka, Kuṅkumāṅka, Kumkumamka: 4 definitions

Introduction:

Kunkumanka 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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Kunkumanka in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kuṅkumāṅka (कुङ्कुमाङ्क).—mfn.

(-ṅkaḥ-ṅkā-ṅkaṃ) Marked with saffron, dyed or stained of an orange colour. E. kuṅkuma and aṅka a mark.

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

Kuṅkumāṅka (कुङ्कुमाङ्क):—[from kuṅkuma] mfn. marked or dyed with saffron, orange.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kuṅkumāṅka (कुङ्कुमाङ्क):—[kuṅkumā+ṅka] (ṅkaḥ-ṅkā-ṅkaṃ) a. Idem.

context information

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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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Kunkumanka in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Kuṃkumāṃka (ಕುಂಕುಮಾಂಕ):—

1) [noun] a mark of saffron powder.

2) [noun] a man wearing a sectarian mark (on the forehead) made by saffron powder.

context information

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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