Shiraka, Śirakā, Sīraka: 8 definitions
Introduction:
Shiraka 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.
The Sanskrit term Śirakā can be transliterated into English as Siraka or Shiraka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Sirka.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryśirakā (शिरका).—m ( P) Vinegar.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishśirakā (शिरका).—m Vinegar.
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sirakā (सिरका).—m Vinegar.
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
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySīraka (सीरक).—
1) A plough.
2) The sun.
3) A porpoise.
Derivable forms: sīrakaḥ (सीरकः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySīraka (सीरक).—m.
(-kaḥ) 1. A porpoise. 2. A plough. 3. The sun. 4. The Arka plant. E. sīra a plough, kan aff. of comparison.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Sīraka (सीरक):—[from sīra] m. a plough, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
2) [v.s. ...] a porpoise, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] the sun, [ib.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionarySīraka (सीरक):—(kaḥ) 1. m. A porpoise.
[Sanskrit to German]
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
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionarySirakā (सिरका) [Also spelled sirka]:—(nm) vinegar.
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Shirakamala, Shirakanda, Shirakanem, Shirakapala, Shirakata, Shirakati, Shirakavani, Shirakavinem.
Ends with: Kshiraka, Kushiraka, Madhukshiraka, Talakshiraka, Ushiraka.
Full-text: Radharanka, Sairakayana, Sirak, Sirka.
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