Nak: 5 definitions
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Introduction:
Nak means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi. 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 DictionaryNak (नक्).—([nominative]) night.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryNak (नक्):—ind. ([gana] svar-ādi, as nomin, [Ṛg-veda vii, 71, 1]) night.
[Sanskrit to German] (Deutsch Wörterbuch)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchNak (नक्):—
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungNak (नक्):—(nur im Nom.) Nacht. Der Stamm könnte auch naś sein.
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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryNak in Hindi refers in English to:——an allomorph of [naka] used as the first member in compound words; ~[kata] nose-clipt, noseless, a person whose nose has been chopped off; shameless, brazen-faced; ~[cadha] fastidious, peevish, irate; ~[piccu] snub-nosed; ~[vani] harassing, plaguing..—nak (नक) is alternatively transliterated as Naka.
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+508): Naka, Nakab, Nakaba, Nakabula, Nakabuli, Nakaca, Nakaca Danda, Nakaca Padada, Nakaca Shenda, Nakaca-danda, Nakaca-padada, Nakaca-shenda, Nakacara, Nakachara, Nakacimba, Nakad, Nakada, Nakadharai, Nakadhipa, Nakadhipanayika.
Ends with (+5): Achanak, Amanak, Anak, Aprinak, Ashanak, Avrinak, Bhanak, Bhayanak, Chhanak, Chinak, Ganak, Janak, Jhanak, Kanak, Kathanak, Khanak, Manak, Mananak, Pinak, Prapanak.
Full-text (+22): Shishna, Jivanash, Syuna, Mina, Sina, Cina, Sthuna, Ghrina, Rasva, Dina, Anaksh, Jina, Nakulandhya, Suna, Ina, Punahpuna, Rasna, Mushaka, Cirna, Ahibradhna.
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The Matsya Purana (critical study) (by Kushal Kalita)
Part 4.2d - Nakṣatrapuruṣa-vrata < [Chapter 4 - Religious aspects of the Matsyapurāṇa]
The Literature of the Ancient Egyptians (by E.A. Wallis Budge)
A fragment of the Babylonian 'Dibbara' epic (by Morris Jastrow)