Tanaka, Ṭaṇaka, Tāṉāka: 7 definitions
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Tanaka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi, Tamil. 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.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryṭaṇaka (टणक).—a Hard, firm, solid. 2 fig. Hardy, ever healthy and strong. 3 Hale, hearty, strong. 4 Large, big, great. Ex. nāhīṃ varṇa yātī samānaca kēlī || ṭa0 dhākulī nārāyaṇēṃ ||.
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ṭaṇaka (टणक).—m ṭaṇakārā m ṭaṇakabhāga m Exhaustion from labor; spentness, faggedness, jadedness. v yē.
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ṭaṇakā (टणका).—a Hale, hearty, healthy, strong: opp. to infirm.
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ṭaṇakā (टणका).—m ṭaṇakārā m The darting of its sting by a scorpion. v māra. 2 fig. Taunting, twitting, cutting, sarcastic or sharp reflecting upon. v māra or mārūna jā.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishṭaṇaka (टणक).—a Hard, firm, solid. Hardy. Hale, hearty, strong.
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ṭaṇaka (टणक).—m ṭaṇakārā m ṭaṇakabhāga m Exhaus- tion from labour; spentness, fagged- ness, jadedness. v yē.
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ṭaṇakā (टणका).—a Hale, hearty.
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ṭaṇakā (टणका).—m ṭaṇakārā m The darting of its sting by a scorpion. v bhāra. Fig. Taunting, twitting,cutting, sarcastic or sharp reflecting upon. v māra.
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryTanaka (तनक):—(for vet?), a reward, [Saddharma-puṇḍarīka]
[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 dictionaryṬanākā (टनाका):—(nm) a twang, sharp ring; ~[kedāra] sharp ringing (e.g. voice); strong, powerful, scorching; ~[ke kī] strong; scorching.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusTanaka (ತನಕ):—
1) [adverb] up to the place of.
2) [adverb] up to a specified time.
3) [adverb] to the point, degree.
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Tāṇaka (ತಾಣಕ):—[noun] a particular mode in sword-fighting.
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Tānaka (ತಾನಕ):—[noun] = ತಾಣಕ [tanaka].
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: Tanakacceti, Tanakai, Tanakali, Tanakam, Tanakamalli, Tanakanem, Tanakara, Tanakaram, Tanakarma, Tanakarman, Tanakatanaka.
Ends with (+36): Acetanaka, Allitanaka, Amantanaka, Apatanaka, Arishtanaka, Atanaka, Attanaka, Bhutanaka, Caitanaka, Catanaka, Cetanaka, Chaitanaka, Chetanaka, Cintanaka, Dandapatanaka, Dyotanaka, Ghattanaka, Kakapattanaka, Kanavitanaka, Kattanaka.
Full-text (+35): Tanakam, Guruvaade, Mankali, Jangama, Panal, Suka Tanaka, Samtanakamaya, Tanakai, Kumana paanu, Apatanaka, Paparatte, Maanikya beeja, Tanakka, Tanakara, Tanakaram, Paparate, Guroda gida, Samtanakaranya, Golugu, Glycosmis mauritiana.
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