Nuṇṇa, Nunna: 6 definitions

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Nuṇṇa 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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Pali-English dictionary

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Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

nuṇṇa : (pp. of nudati) driven away; removed.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Nunna (नुन्न).—p. p.

1) Pushed, driven onward, propelled &c.

2) Driven away, dispelled; प्रणुन्नं सर्वतो दिग्भ्यः सिंहनुन्ना मृगा इव (praṇunnaṃ sarvato digbhyaḥ siṃhanunnā mṛgā iva) Rām.7.27.34.

3) Despatched, sent, ordered.

See also (synonyms): nutta.

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

Nunna (नुन्न).—mfn.

(-nnaḥ-nnā-nnaṃ) Sent. thrown, despatched, cast, dismissed. E. ṇud to praise, aff. kta, form irr.; also nutta.

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

Nunna (नुन्न):—[from nud] mfn. = nutta, [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa]

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

Nunna (नुन्न):—[(nnaḥ-nnā-nnaṃ) a.] Sent, cast.

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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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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Nuṇṇa in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Nunna (ನುನ್ನ):—

1) [noun] = ನುತ್ತ [nutta]2 - 2.

2) [noun] (math.) a finding the difference between two numbers of quantities; subtraction.

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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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