Luntaka, Luṇṭāka, Lumtaka: 9 definitions

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Luntaka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit. 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 dictionary

Luṇṭāka (लुण्टाक).—a. (- f.) Stealing (fig. also), robbing, plundering; तरुणानां हृदयलुण्टाकीं परिष्वक्कमाणां निवारयति (taruṇānāṃ hṛdayaluṇṭākīṃ pariṣvakkamāṇāṃ nivārayati) K. P. 1-569; आः सितशकुनयः केयं लुण्टाकता (āḥ sitaśakunayaḥ keyaṃ luṇṭākatā) B. R.5.

-kaḥ 1 A thief; इतो लुण्टाकानां समुदय इतः कण्टकचयः (ito luṇṭākānāṃ samudaya itaḥ kaṇṭakacayaḥ) Viś. Guṇa.28.

2) A crow.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Luṇṭaka (लुण्टक).—m.

(-kaḥ) A sort of potherb, (Chironia centauroides, &c.) E. luṭi to be prostrate, &c., aff. kvun.

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Luṇṭāka (लुण्टाक).—m.

(-kaḥ) A robber, a thief. f. () Stealing. E. luṭi to rob, kākan aff.

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

1) Luṇṭaka (लुण्टक):—[from luṇṭ] m. a kind of vegetable, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) [v.s. ...] Name of a man, [Catalogue(s)]

3) Luṇṭāka (लुण्टाक):—[from luṇṭ] m. a robber, thief, [Vikramāṅkadeva-carita, by Bilhaṇa; Hemacandra’s Pariśiṣṭaparvan]

4) [v.s. ...] a crow, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

1) Luṇṭaka (लुण्टक):—(kaḥ) 1. m. A sort of potherb.

2) Luṇṭāka (लुण्टाक):—(kaḥ) 1. m. A robber or thief.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Luṇṭāka (लुण्टाक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Luṃṭāka.

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Luntaka in German

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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.

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Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

Luṃṭāka (लुंटाक) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Luṇṭāka.

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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.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Luṃṭāka (ಲುಂಟಾಕ):—

1) [noun] the act or an instance of stealing; theft.

2) [noun] a man who steals; a theaf.

3) [noun] a crow.

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Luṃṭāka (ಲುಂಟಾಕ):—[noun] a tract of land between two hills.

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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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