Vank, Vaṅk: 5 definitions
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Vank means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi. 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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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVaṅk (वङ्क्).—1 P.
1) To go or move crookedly.
2) To go.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryVaṅk (वङ्क्).—i. 1, [Parasmaipada.] 1. To go tortuously. 2. To be crooked.
— Cf. [Latin] vacillare, vacare (properly, ‘To give way’), vacuus; [Old High German.] waga, cuna, wagôn, moveri, waga; [Anglo-Saxon.] waeg, etc.; [Old High German.] wank, wankôn; [Anglo-Saxon.] woh, wog, wó, a bending; wancol (perhaps to vaṅg), vacillans; probably
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Vaṅk (वङ्क्):—a or vak (connected with √vañc q.v.) [class] 1. [Ātmanepada] vaṅkate, to be crooked, go crookedly, [Dhātupāṭha iv, 14];
—to go, roll, [ib. 21] (only 3. [plural] [perfect tense] vāvakre, ‘they rolled’ [Ṛg-veda vii, 21, 3])
2) b See √2. vak
[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 dictionaryVank in Hindi refers in English to:—(a) bent, curved; hence ~[ta] (nf); ~[nala] a nerve of the body; ~[nali] the nerve Sushumna:..—vank (वंक) is alternatively transliterated as Vaṃka.
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+142): Vamkabara, Vamkaculacopai, Vamkaculi, Vamkadara, Vamkane, Vamkavagilu, Vamkhana, Vamkia, Vamkia, Vamkima, Vamkubha, Vamkuna, Vanka, Vankaccatar, Vankaccunnam, Vankacenakam, Vankacinturam, Vankacula, Vankaculakatha, Vankada.
Ends with: Bhvaank, Sarvank, Shvank.
Full-text (+78): Vanka, Vamka, Vankataka, Vakvan, Vakri, Vakranghri, Vankala, Vakratu, Vakradala, Vakramati, Vakragamana, Vakragamin, Vang, Vakrima, Vakrikarana, Vakratva, Vakrapluta, Vakratundastotra, Vakrapura, Vankila.
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Folk Tales of Gujarat (and Jhaverchand Meghani) (by Vandana P. Soni)
The Aesthetics of Gujarat < [July-August 1934]
Religion: Its Influence on Indian Literature < [July – September, 1981]