Pancani, Pañcanī, Pañcaṉi: 7 definitions

Introduction:

Pancani means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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 Panchani.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Pañcanī (पञ्चनी).—

1) A chequered cloth for playing at draughts.

2) A chess-board.

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Pañcanī (पञ्चनी).—f. (-nī) A chequered cloth for playing at draughts, chess, &c. E. pañca five, to get, aff. kvip.

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

Pañcanī (पञ्चनी):—[from pañca] f. a chequered cloth for playing at draughts etc., a chess-board (= śāri-śṛṅkhatā), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Pañcanī (पञ्चनी):—(nī) 3. f. A chequered cloth for playing at draughts or chess.

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

[Sanskrit to German]

Pancani in German

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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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Tamil dictionary

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Pañcaṉi (பஞ்சனி) noun < pañcanī. A chequered cloth for playing at draughts; சொக் கட்டான் மனை. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [sog kattan manai. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon
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Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.

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