Kuttini, Kuṭṭinī, Kuṭṭiṉi, Kuttiṉi: 8 definitions
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Kuttini means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKuṭṭinī (कुट्टिनी).—
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): kuṭṭanī.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryKuṭṭinī (कुट्टिनी).—[feminine] a bawd, procuress.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKuṭṭinī (कुट्टिनी):—[from kuṭṭin > kuṭṭ] f. (= kuṭṭanī) a bawd, [Prabodha-candrodaya]
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Kuṭṭinī (कुट्टिनी) 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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusKuṭṭini (ಕುಟ್ಟಿನಿ):—[noun] = ಕುಟ್ಟಣಿ [kuttani]2.
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Kuttini (ಕುತ್ತಿನಿ):—[noun] = ಕುತ್ತನಿ [kuttani].
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 LexiconKuṭṭiṉi (குட்டினி) noun < kuṭṭinī.
1. Unchaste woman; கற்பழமொழிிந்தவள். (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) [karpazhinthaval. (sudamaninigandu)]
2. Bawd, procuress; கூட்டிக்கொடுப்பவள். [kuttikkoduppaval.] (W.)
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Kuttiṉi (குத்தினி) noun < Urdu khutnī. [Marathi khutanī.] A kind of striped silk; ஒருவகைப் பட்டுச்சீலை. [oruvagaip pattuchilai.] (W.)
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
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Starts with: Kuttiniputra.
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