Tailaka: 9 definitions
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Tailaka 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexTailaka (तैलक).—A Pravara.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 196. 30.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryTailaka (तैलक).—A small quantity of oil.
Derivable forms: tailakam (तैलकम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryTailaka (तैलक).—n.
(-kaṃ) A small quantity of oil. E. taila, and kan diminutive affix.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryTailaka (तैलक):—[from taila] n. a small quantity of oil, [Horace H. Wilson]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryTailaka (तैलक):—(kaṃ) 1. n. Small quantity of oil.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Tailaka (तैलक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Tillaga, Tellaga.
[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 corpusTailaka (ತೈಲಕ):—[noun] a mass of crushed oil seeds, etc. from which the oil has been extracted, used as livestock feed and as a fertilizer; oil-cake.
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)
Starts with: Tailakalkaja, Tailakalpana, Tailakanda, Tailakara.
Ends with: Chanchalatailaka, Gandhatailaka, Pindatailaka.
Full-text: Pindatailaka, Tellaga, Tailiki, Tillaga, Pindataila, Tailikacakra, Tailin, Tailakya, Tailina, Tailishala, Tailika, Tailini.
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