Pheranda, Pheraṇḍa, Pheramda: 6 definitions
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Pheranda means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPheraṇḍa (फेरण्ड).—A jackal.
Derivable forms: pheraṇḍaḥ (फेरण्डः).
See also (synonyms): phera.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPheraṇḍa (फेरण्ड).—m.
(-ṇḍaḥ) A jackal. E. phe imitative sound, ram to sport, aff. ḍa .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPheraṇḍa (फेरण्ड):—[from phera] m. a jackal, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] (also ruṇḍa, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.])
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPheraṇḍa (फेरण्ड):—(ṇḍaḥ) 1. m. Idem.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPhēraṃḍa (ಫೇರಂಡ):—[noun] the wild dog Canis aureus, (smaller than the wolf), which offten hunt prey in pack at night and eat carrion and certin plants, believed to be sly; jackal.
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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