Shvetakushtha, Śvētakuṣṭha, Śvetakuṣṭha, Shveta-kushtha: 5 definitions
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Shvetakushtha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.
The Sanskrit terms Śvētakuṣṭha and Śvetakuṣṭha can be transliterated into English as Svetakustha or Shvetakushtha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryśvētakuṣṭha (श्वेतकुष्ठ).—n (S) White leprosy.
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 dictionaryŚvetakuṣṭha (श्वेतकुष्ठ).—white leprosy.
Derivable forms: śvetakuṣṭham (श्वेतकुष्ठम्).
Śvetakuṣṭha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śveta and kuṣṭha (कुष्ठ).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śvetakuṣṭha (श्वेतकुष्ठ):—[=śveta-kuṣṭha] [from śveta > śvit] n. wh° leprosy, [Catalogue(s)]
2) [v.s. ...] mfn. suffering from white l° (-tva n.), [Manvarthamuktāvalī, kullūka bhaṭṭa’s Commentary on manu-smṛti on Manu-smṛti xi, 51.]
[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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusŚvētakuṣṭha (ಶ್ವೇತಕುಷ್ಠ):—[noun] a disorder in which there is a loss of pigment resulting in white patches on the skin; vitiligo.
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: Shveta, Kushtha.
Starts with: Shvetakushthatva.
Full-text: Shvetakushthatva, Shvitra, Carmacitraka.
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