Palanga, Pala-anga, Palamga, Palaṅga, Palāṅga: 10 definitions
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Palanga means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit. 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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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarypalaṅga (पलंग).—m (paryaṅka S through P) A bedstead, couch, sofa &c. This word expresses a little superiority of article above the words bāja & khāda.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishpalaṅga (पलंग).—m A bedstead, couch, sofa.
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 dictionaryPalāṅga (पलाङ्ग).—a tortoise.
Derivable forms: palāṅgaḥ (पलाङ्गः).
Palāṅga is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pala and aṅga (अङ्ग).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPalāṅga (पलाङ्ग).—m.
(-ṅgaḥ) The Gangetic porpoise. E. pala flesh, gam to go or get, aff. ḍa.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPalāṅga (पलाङ्ग):—[from pala] ([probably]) [wrong reading] for capal q.v.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPalāṅga (पलाङ्ग):—[palā+ṅga] (ṅgaḥ) 1. m. Gangetic porpoise.
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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.
Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionaryPālaṃgā (पालंगा) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Pālaṅkyā.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPalaṃga (ಪಲಂಗ):—
1) [noun] a piece of furniture standing on four legs with a flat rectangular surface to lay the bed and to sleep on; a couch; a cot.
2) [noun] a structure of canvas, cloth, metal, etc. extended around the body, just above the opening of a chariot, palankeen, etc. either as a protection from the sun, rain, etc. or as a decorative piece; a kind of awning.
3) [noun] a room in a house wih a couch to sleep on; a bed-room.
4) [noun] an uncovred litter for carrying an idol of a deity, a venerable person etc. in procession or a covered litter, for one person to sit in, carried by poles on the shoulders of two or more men; a palankeen.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Paala, Anga, Pala, Anka.
Starts with: Palakani, Palangadi, Palangam, Palangaposha, Palangatt, Palangatt, Palankam, Palankatci, Palankattu.
Ends with: Capalanga, Chapparapalanga, Epalanga, Kumpalanga, Uppalamga.
Full-text: Palankam, Palangam, Palamgu, Palangadi, Palakki, Palankya, Palaki, Ankeliya.
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