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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Priyakara (प्रियकर).—a. giving or causing pleasure.

Priyakara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms priya and kara (कर).

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Priyakāra (प्रियकार).—a.

1) acting kindly, doing good to,

2) favourable, suitable.

Priyakāra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms priya and kāra (कार).

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

Priyakāra (प्रियकार).—mfn.

(-raḥ-rī-raṃ) 1. Kind, favourable, affectionate, doing good to, or treating kindly. 2. Suiting, congenial. E. priya, and kṛ to do, aṇ aff.

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

Priyakāra (प्रियकार).—[priya-kāra], and priyaṃkara priyaṃkara, i. e. priya + m-kara, adj. 1. Acting kindly, [Sundopasundopākhyāna] 1, 5. 2. Amiable.

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

Priyakāra (प्रियकार).—[adjective] doing a kindness, obliging.

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

1) Priyakara (प्रियकर):—[=priya-kara] [from priya > prī] mfn. causing or giving pleasure, [Rāmāyaṇa]

2) Priyakāra (प्रियकार):—[=priya-kāra] [from priya > prī] mfn. doing a k° or a favour to ([genitive case]), [Mahābhārata]

3) [v.s. ...] congenial, suiting, [Horace H. Wilson]

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

Priyakāra (प्रियकार):—[priya-kāra] (raḥ-rī-raṃ) a. Kind; suiting.

[Sanskrit to German]

Priyakara in German

context information

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 corpus

Priyakara (ಪ್ರಿಯಕರ):—

1) [adjective] tender and loving; affectionate.

2) [adjective] loved; beloved; dear.

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Priyakara (ಪ್ರಿಯಕರ):—

1) [noun] a man who loves; a lover.

2) [noun] a man who is loved by a woman; a lover.

context information

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: Priya, Kara.

Starts with: Priyakaraka, Priyakarana, Priyakaranat.

Ends with: Apriyakara, Vipriyakara.

Full-text: Priyamkara, Vipriyakara, Apriya, Prithula, Priyankara, Adana.

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