Praleyakara, Prāleyakara, Praleya-kara: 2 definitions

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Praleyakara 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

[«previous next»] — Praleyakara in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Prāleyakara (प्रालेयकर).—

1) the moon.

2) camphor.

Derivable forms: prāleyakaraḥ (प्रालेयकरः).

Prāleyakara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms prāleya and kara (कर). See also (synonyms): prāleyāṃśu, prāleyaraśmi.

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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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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Praleyakara in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Prālēyakara (ಪ್ರಾಲೇಯಕರ):—

1) [noun] = ಪ್ರಾಲೇಯ - [praleya -] 2.

2) [noun] the moon, whose rays of light are cool.

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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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