Kurcca, Kūrccā: 3 definitions
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Kurcca 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Kurchcha.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarykūrccā (कूर्च्चा).—f S A process of the bones,--furcation. 2 also kūrcca m Cartilage or gristle.
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKūrcca (कूर्च्च).—mn.
(-rccaḥ-rccaṃ) 1. The upper part of the nose, the part between the eye-brows. 2. The beard. 3. Deceit, fraud, circumvention. 4. Hard, solid. 5. The tip of the thumb and middle finger brought in contact, as to pinch, &c. 6. A handful of Kusa grass or peacock’s feathers. 7. A bunch, a bundle, as of grass &c. 8. A brush of the same. 9. The head. 10. False praise, unmerited commendation, either of one’s self or another person, boasting, flattery. 11. Hypocrisy. 12. The mystic syllable Hum. (In Tan: shas.) E. kūr to sound, caṅ affix, or kṛ to do, urcca affix or kūrcca Sautra root, to praise, affix ghañ.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKūrcca (कूर्च्च):—[(rccaḥ-rccaṃ)] 1. m. n. The upper part of the nose; the beard; deceit; the thumb and fore finger united; a bunch of grass; the head; false praise; hypocrisy.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Kurccacekaram, Kurccai, Kurccaka, Kurccakacitacceti, Kurccakam, Kurccanacitam, Kurccarappul, Kurccari, Kurccashekhara, Kurccashiras, Kurccashirsha.
Ends with: Akurcca, Dayakurcca, Panikurcca.
Full-text: Kurccashirsha, Kurccashekhara, Dayakurcca, Akurcca, Kurccashiras, Tuttirakkurccam, Kurppa, Kunca, Piramakurccam.
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