Ushahkala, Uṣaḥkāla, Uṣaḥkala, Ushas-kala: 6 definitions

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Ushahkala 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 Uṣaḥkāla and Uṣaḥkala can be transliterated into English as Usahkala or Ushahkala, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Ushahkala in Marathi glossary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

uṣaḥkāla (उषःकाल).—m (S) The period consisting of two ghaṭikā before the breaking of dawn.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

uṣaḥkāla (उषःकाल).—m The period consisting of 2 ghaṭikā before the breaking of dawn, early dawn.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Ushahkala in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Uṣaḥkala (उषःकल).—A cock.

Derivable forms: uṣaḥkalaḥ (उषःकलः).

Uṣaḥkala is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms uṣas and kala (कल).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Uṣaḥkala (उषःकल):—[=uṣaḥ-kala] [from uṣaḥ > uṣ] m. ‘crying at daybreak’, a cock, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

[Sanskrit to German]

Ushahkala in German

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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.

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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Ushahkala in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Uṣaḥkāla (ಉಷಃಕಾಲ):—[noun] = ಉಷ [usha].

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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