Pinka, Piṅka: 3 definitions
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Pinka means something in Buddhism, Pali, 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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Pali-English dictionary
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryPiṅka, (for pinga yellow, brownish, tawny) a young shoot, sprout J. III, 389 (v. l. singa, which also points to pinga; expld by pavāla). (Page 457)
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarypiṅka (पिंक).—f ( H) Spittle (esp. the excited excretion through chewing tobacco, betel-leaf &c.) ejected or to be ejected from the mouth. v māra, ṭāka, sōḍa.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishpiṅka (पिंक).—f Spittle ejected from the mouth.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+2): Pimkalaka, Pimkanisu, Pimkara, Pin-kattu-marukattu, Pinkaci, Pinkadani, Pinkala, Pinkalakeci, Pinkalam, Pinkalamunivar, Pinkalan, Pinkalanikantu, Pinkali, Pinkalikai, Pinkama, Pinkan, Pinkanem, Pinkani, Pinkanmaram, Pinkata-markattu.
Ends with: Cirupinka, Culapinka.
Full-text: Pinga, Pinkatirutti, Piki, Pika.
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