Nikuncaka, Nikuñcaka, Nikumcaka: 6 definitions
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Nikuncaka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Nikunchaka.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryNikuñcaka (निकुञ्चक) or Nikuñcana.—m.
(-kaḥ) A measure of capacity equal to (1/4)th of a Kud'ava. E. ni before, kuci to be small. affix kkun.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Nikuñcaka (निकुञ्चक):—[=ni-kuñcaka] [from ni-kuñc] m. Calamus Rotang, [Bhāvaprakāśa]
2) [v.s. ...] a measure of capacity equal to 1/4 of a Kuḍava, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryNikuñcaka (निकुञ्चक):—[ni-kuñcaka] (kaḥ) 1. m. A measure of capacity equal to (1/4) of a Kudava.
[Sanskrit to German]
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 corpusNikuṃcaka (ನಿಕುಂಚಕ):—[noun] a unit of measure, being sixteenth part of a seer.
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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