Kuttani, Kuṭṭanī, Kuttāṇi, Kūṭṭāṇi: 10 definitions
Introduction:
Kuttani means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, 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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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarykuṭṭanī (कुट्टनी).—f S A procuress or bawd.
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKuṭṭanī (कुट्टनी).—
1) A bawd, procuress, a go-between. ...पार्श्वे तथैव प्रतिवसति महाकुट्टनी खङ्गयष्टिः (pārśve tathaiva prativasati mahākuṭṭanī khaṅgayaṣṭiḥ) Sūkti.5.84.
2) A kind of spear.
See also (synonyms): kuṭṭinī.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryKuṭṭanī (कुट्टनी).—and kuṭṭinī kuṭṭinī, f. A procuress or bawd, [Hitopadeśa] i. [distich] 9; [Prabodhacandrodaya, (ed. Brockhaus.)] 14, 4.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kuṭṭanī (कुट्टनी):—[from kuṭṭana > kuṭṭ] f. a kind of spear, [Demetrius Galanos’s Lexiko: sanskritikes, anglikes, hellenikes]
2) [v.s. ...] a bawd, [Kathāsaritsāgara; Hitopadeśa]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKuṭṭanī (कुट्टनी):—(nī) 3. f. A bawd, a procuress.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Kuṭṭanī (कुट्टनी) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Kuṭṭaṇī.
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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.
Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary1) Kuṭṭaṇī (कुट्टणी) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Kuṭṭanī.
2) Kuṭṭaṇī (कुट्टणी) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Kuṭṭinī.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusKuṭṭaṇi (ಕುಟ್ಟಣಿ):—[noun] = ಕುಟ್ಟಣ [kuttana].
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Kuṭṭaṇi (ಕುಟ್ಟಣಿ):—
1) [noun] a woman who obtains men and women for the purpose of prostitution; a procuress.
2) [noun] a man who obtains men and women for the purpose of prostitution; a pimp; a procurer.
3) [noun] the act, business or profession of a procurer or procuress.
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Kuṭṭāṇi (ಕುಟ್ಟಾಣಿ):—[noun] = ಕುಟ್ಟಣ [kuttana].
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Kuttaṇi (ಕುತ್ತಣಿ):—[noun] = ಕುತ್ತನಿ [kuttani].
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Kuttani (ಕುತ್ತನಿ):—[noun] a fabric of silk, nylon, rayon or the like having a smooth finish, glossy on the face and dull on the back; satin.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconKuttāṇi (குத்தாணி) noun < idem. +. A long needle with a wooden handle; மரக்கைப்பிடி யமைந்து நீண்ட ஊசிவகை. [marakkaippidi yamainthu ninda usivagai.]
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Kūṭṭāṇi (கூட்டாணி) noun < கூட்டு- [kuttu-] + ஆணி. [ani.] Nail for joining two or more pieces of wood; மரப்பலகை முதலியவற்றை இணைக்கும் ஆணி. [marappalagai muthaliyavarrai inaikkum ani.]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Kuttanige, Kuttanikapata, Kuttanimata.
Full-text: Kuttini, Kutuni, Kauttanya, Palli, Yamajihva, Kuttam, Sundari.
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5.16. The Bawd (kuṭṭanī) < [Chapter 5 - Kṣemendra’s objectives of Satire]
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