Minaketu, Mīnaketu, Miṉakkeṭu, Miṉakkēṭu: 4 definitions
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Minaketu 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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryMīnaketu (मीनकेतु).—[masculine] the god of love (lit. the fish-bannered).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryMīnaketu (मीनकेतु):—[=mīna-ketu] [from mīna] m. idem, [Vikramāṅkadeva-carita, by Bilhaṇa]
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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.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconMiṉakkeṭu (மினக்கெடு) [miṉakkeṭutal] [miṉa-keṭu] intransitive verb probably from வினை [vinai] + கெடு-. [kedu-.] To waste time, labour, etc.; காலம் வேலை முதலியன வீணாகுதல். [kalam velai muthaliyana vinaguthal.] Colloq.
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Miṉakkēṭu (மினக்கேடு) [miṉa-kēṭu] noun < மினக்கெடு-. [minakkedu-.] Waste of time, labour, etc.; காலம் வேலை முதலி யன வீணாகுகை. [kalam velai muthali yana vinagukai.] Colloq.
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: Minaketudaya.
Full-text: Minaketudaya, Velai-minakkettavan, Menakketu.
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