Uttunga, Uttuṅga, Uttumga: 14 definitions
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Sanskrit dictionary
Uttuṅga (उत्तुङ्ग).—a.
1) Lofty, high, tall. करप्रचेयामुत्तुङ्गः प्रभुशक्तिं प्रथीयसीम् (karapraceyāmuttuṅgaḥ prabhuśaktiṃ prathīyasīm) Śiśupālavadha 2.89; °हेमपीठानि (hemapīṭhāni) 2.5.
2) Swollen, increased (as a stream).
Uttuṅga (उत्तुङ्ग).—mfn.
(-ṅgaḥ-ṅgā-ṅgaṃ) High, lofty, tall. E. ut very, and tuṅga high.
Uttuṅga (उत्तुङ्ग).—i. e. ud-tuṅga, adj., f. gā. 1. Prominent, [Bhartṛhari, (ed. Bohlen.)] 1, 72. 2. High, [Pañcatantra] iii. [distich] 260.
Uttuṅga (उत्तुङ्ग).—[adjective] lofty, high.
1) Uttuṅga (उत्तुङ्ग):—[=ut-tuṅga] mfn. lofty, high, tall
2) [v.s. ...] swollen (as a stream), [Mahābhārata; Pañcatantra; Kathāsaritsāgara; Prabodha-candrodaya etc.]
Uttuṅga (उत्तुङ्ग):—[(ṅgaḥ-ṅgā-ṅgaṃ) a.] High.
Uttuṅga (उत्तुङ्ग):—(ud + tuṅga) adj. emporragend, hoch [Jaṭādhara im Śabdakalpadruma] [Mahābhārata 3, 8333.] pīnottuṅgapayodharā [Bhartṛhari 1, 72.] [Caurapañcāśikā 46.] [Pañcatantra III, 260.] [Kathāsaritsāgara 1, 18. 18, 9. 22, 179.] [Prabodhacandrodaja 6, 2.] [Dhūrtasamāgama 83, 9.] prottuṅgaṃ jayakuñjaram [Kathāsaritsāgara 19, 63.]
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Uttuṅga (उत्तुङ्ग):—[Spr. 2731.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 10, 44, 34.] nāsika [Kathāsaritsāgara 61, 15.] — Vgl. prottuṅga .
Uttuṅga (उत्तुङ्ग):—Adj. emporragend , hoch [168,13.] [Indische sprüche 7758,fg.]
Uttuṅga (उत्तुङ्ग) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Uttuṃga.
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
Uttuṃga (उत्तुंग) [Also spelled uttung]:—(a) high, lofty.
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Prakrit-English dictionary
Uttuṃga (उत्तुंग) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Uttuṅga.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
Uttuṃga (ಉತ್ತುಂಗ):—
1) [adjective] very tall, lofty; elevated; reaching to a great height.
2) [adjective] excellent; superior.
3) [adjective] very long; reaching far.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Pali-English dictionary
uttuṅga (ဥတ္တုင်္ဂ) [(ti) (တိ)]—
[u+tuṅga]
[ဥ+တုင်္ဂ]
[Pali to Burmese]
uttuṅga—
(Burmese text): အလွန်မြင့်သော။
(Auto-Translation): Very high.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
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Partial matches: Ut, U, Ou, Tunga.
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