Paca, Pacā, Pācā: 15 definitions
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Paca means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, Hindi, 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Pacha.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarypaca (पच).—a S That cooks or ripens. In elegant comp. as sukhampaca, duḥkhampaca, kṛcchrampaca, alpampaca, mitampaca That cooks with ease, with difficulty &c.
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pāca (पाच).—f m An aromatic plant, Pogostemon Heyneanum. Grah.
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pāca (पाच).—m (S) An emerald.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishpaca (पच).—a In comp. That cooks or ripens Ex. suṅkha paca du:khaṃ paca That cooks with ease, with difficulty &c.
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pāca (पाच).—f m An aromatic plant, Pogoste mon Heyneanum. Grab.
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pāca (पाच).—m An emerald.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPaca (पच).—a.
1) Cooking, roasting.
2) Digesting.
-caḥ, -cā 1 Cooking.
2) Maturing.
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Pacā (पचा).—The act of cooking.
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Pācā (पाचा).—f. Cooking.
See also (synonyms): pāci.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPaca (पच).—mfn.
(-caḥ-cā-caṃ) Who or what cooks, matures, &c. m.
(-caḥ) Cooking, maturing, &c. E. pac to cook, aff. ac.
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Pacā (पचा).—f.
(-cā) Cooking, dressing, maturing. E. pac to dress, affs. aṅ and ṭāp.
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Pācā (पाचा).—f.
(-cā) Cooking, maturing. E. pac to cook, causal v. aṅ and ṭāp affs.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryPaca (पच).—[-pac + a], latter part of comp. adj. Cooking, baking, roasting.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPaca (पच).—[adjective] cooking, boiling, roasting (—°).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Paca (पच):—[from pac] 1. paca mfn. idem (cf. alpam-, iṣṭi-, kimetc.)
2) [v.s. ...] mf. the act of cooking etc., [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [from pac] 2. paca 2. sg. [imperative] of √pac.
4) Pācā (पाचा):—[from pāka] (or pāci or pācikā) f. cooking, maturing, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Paca (पच):—(caḥ) 1. m. Cooking, ripening.
2) Pacā (पचा):—(cā) 1. f. A cooking.
3) Pācā (पाचा):—(cā) 1. f. Cooking.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Pāca (पाच) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Pāe, Vaya.
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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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryPaca (पच):——an allomorph of [pāṃca; ~kalyānī] cunning; wicked; ~[khanā] five-storeyed; ~[gunā] five times; five-fold; ~[mela] a mixture of five ingredients; five different sweetmeats mixed together; ~[raṃgā] multi-coloured; five-coloured; ~[laḍā] a five-stringed necklace.
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Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionaryPaca (पच) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Pac.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconPaca (பச) [pacattal] 12 intransitive verb
1. To be green; பசுமையாதல். மாலு மோர்பா லோங்கிய வண் ணம் போன்று மொளிநிறம் பசந்து தோன்ற [pasumaiyathal. malu morpa longiya van nam ponru moliniram pasanthu thonra] (திருவிளையாடற் புராணம் யானையெய். [thiruvilaiyadar puranam yanaiyey.] 27).
2. To turn sallow or pale, as the skin through love-sickness; காமத்தால் மேனி பசலைநிறமாதல். பசந்தக்காலும் பசப்பொல்லாதே [kamathal meni pasalainiramathal. pasanthakkalum pasappollathe] (குறுந்தொகை [kurundogai] 264).
3. To lose lustre, complexion or colour through love-sickness; காமநோய் முதலிய வற்றால் ஒளிமங்குதல். பூப்போ லுண்கண் பசந்து [kamanoy muthaliya varral olimanguthal. puppo lunkan pasanthu] (புறநானூறு [purananuru] 96).
4. To become dim, as twilight; மங்கிப்போதல். [mangippothal.] (W.)
5. To become golden, as the sky in the evening; பொன்னிறங்கொள்ளுதல். திசைமுகம் பசந்து [ponnirangolluthal. thisaimugam pasanthu] (சிலப்பதிகாரம் அரும்பதவுரை [silappathigaram arumbathavurai], 4, 5).
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary1) Paca (पच):—n. 1. digestion; 2. misappropriation;
2) Paca (पच):—adj. five; (form of) पाँच [pāṃca ] in combination (such as पचहत्तर, पचगुना, पचभैया [pacahattara, pacagunā, pacabhaiyā] ) ;
3) Paca (पच):—interj. the word shouted by a ploughman at the yoke to the oxen to move back;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+218): Paca-Kana-Kara-Dini-Dishi, Pacab, Pacabhaiya, Pacacalam, Pacacam, Pacacamatantai, Pacacaratam, Pacacu, Pacad, Pacada, Pacadi, Pacaga, Pacaha, Pacahara, Pacahattara, Pacahattaraum, Pacai, Pacai guava, Pacaiman, Pacaimattai.
Ends with (+30): Acopaca, Alpampaca, Amitampaca, Anamitampaca, Anapaca, Apaca, Campaca, Carissa opaca, Champaca, Clusia opaca, Doho Bapaca, Dronampaca, Dushpaca, Fragrant champaca, Gacapaca, Garudapaca, Ghacapaca, Huepaca, Ilex opaca, Ishtipaca.
Full-text (+180): Pasas, Pacampaca, Prakuta, Pacaprakuta, Nakhampaca, Pacalavana, Pacamocanam, Alpampaca, Pacamalai, Pasha, Shvapaca, Pachas, Pancejodi, Pacasa, Pacapaca, Pacha, Mitampaca, Pasanu, Mina-pacasa, Pasavu.
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Guhyagarbha Tantra (with Commentary) (by Gyurme Dorje)
Text 16.2 (Commentary) < [Chapter 16 (Text and Commentary)]
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The Brahma Purana (critical study) (by Surabhi H. Trivedi)
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The Religion and Philosophy of Tevaram (Thevaram) (by M. A. Dorai Rangaswamy)
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