Pancagauda, Pañcagauḍa, Pamcagauda: 2 definitions
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Pancagauda means something in Marathi. 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 Dictionarypañcagauḍa (पंचगौड).—m (S) A term comprehending five distinctions among Brahmans,--gauḍa, kanōja, maithila, miśra, gurjjara. Another enumeration is sārasvata, kānya- kubja, gauḍa, utkala, maithila. Of this matter, as of many other matters, the settlement has been lost sight of by modern Brahmans.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPaṃcagauḍa (ಪಂಚಗೌಡ):—
1) [noun] the five regions in ancient India - Sārasvata, Kānyākubja, Gauḍa, Utkala and Maithila.
2) [noun] (pl.) the five Brāhmaṇa clans originated from these regions.
3) [noun] (pl.) the languages of these five regions.
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: Gauda, Panca.
Starts with: Pancagaudabrahmanajati.
Full-text: Pamcagaula, Pandya, Tivari, Mitramishra, Brahmana.
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