Namanighantu, Nāmanighaṇṭu, Nama-nighantu: 4 definitions
Introduction:
Namanighantu means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. 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: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumNāmanighaṇṭu (नामनिघण्टु) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—lex. Pheh. 14.
—vaid. by Mādhava. Quoted by Devarāja p. 112.
Nāmanighaṇṭu (नामनिघण्टु):—[=nāma-nighaṇṭu] m.
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.
Pali-English dictionary
[Pali to Burmese]
Source: Sutta: Tipiṭaka Pāḷi-Myanmar Dictionary (တိပိဋက-ပါဠိမြန်မာ အဘိဓာန်)nāmanighaṇṭu—
(Burmese text): (သက်ရှိ သက်မဲ့) အရာဝတ္ထု အမျိုးမျိုးတို့၏ အမည်ကို အကြွင်းအကျန်မရှိအောင် ပေါင်းစုပြဆိုရာကျမ်း၊ အဘိဓာန်ကျမ်း။ နိဃဏ္ဍု-ကြည့်။
(Auto-Translation): The compilation of names of various living and non-living objects, in order to leave no remnants or omissions, is a thesaurus or dictionary. Refer to the Nighanda.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Nighantu, Nama.
Full-text: Madhava.
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