Sanunasika, Sānunāsika: 10 definitions
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Sanunasika means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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 Sanunasik.
In Hinduism
Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
Sānunāsika (सानुनासिक).—Nasalized; uttered partly through the nose; cf. सन्ति हि यणः सानुनासिका निरनुनासिकाश्च (santi hi yaṇaḥ sānunāsikā niranunāsikāśca) M. Bh. on P. VI. 1. 67.
Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Sānunāsika (सानुनासिक):—[sānunāsikaṃ] Nasal voice
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
sānunāsika (सानुनासिक).—a S That has over it the nasal character (); also nasal generally;--a letter.
sānunāsika (सानुनासिक).—a Nasal-a letter.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Sānunāsika (सानुनासिक).—
1) Nasalized.
2) Singing through the nose.
1) Sānunāsika (सानुनासिक):—mfn. nasalized (as a vowel), [Vopadeva]
2) singing through the nose, [Saṃgīta-sārasaṃgraha]
Sānunāsika (सानुनासिक):—(2. sa + anu) adj. nasal Comm. zu [Taittirīyasaṃhitā] [Prātiśākhya 5, 28. 15, 1. 17, 5. 22, 14.] [WEBER,] [PRATIJÑĀS. 79.]
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.
Hindi dictionary
Sānunāsika (सानुनासिक) [Also spelled sanunasik]:—(a) nasalised; ~[tā] nasalisation.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Sānunāsika (ಸಾನುನಾಸಿಕ):—
1) [adjective] articulated by means of partial or complete closing of the mouth, as at the velum, alveolar ridge or lips, so that all or part of the breath passes through the nose, as in pronouncing some consonants; nasal.
2) [adjective] having a nasal sound or consonant.
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Sānunāsika (ಸಾನುನಾಸಿಕ):—
1) [noun] a nasal sound.
2) [noun] a consonant uttered with soft palate lowered and with pasage of air through the nose; a nasal consonant (e.g. ಣ, ನ, ಮ [na, na, ma] etc.).
3) [noun] singing with a nasal sound, considered as a fault.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Sānunāsika (सानुनासिक):—adj. pronounced with a nasal sound; nasal (vowel or consonant); nasalized;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Sanunasikavakya, Sanunasikavakyatva.
Full-text: Sanunasikavakya, Sanunasik, Sanunasikavakyatva, Sanunasyam, Sanunasikya, Niranunasika, Vakyatva, Rikara, Anunasika, Svara.
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Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 560 < [Bengali-Hindi-English, Volume 2]
Page 129 < [Hindi-Bengali-English Volume 1]
Page 1080 < [Marathi-Hindi-English, Volume 2]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Page 94 < [Volume 2 (1905)]