Cuna, Cun膩: 6 definitions
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Cuna means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi, 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Chuna.
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India history and geography
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryC奴n膩.鈥攕ame as Sanskrit 肠奴谤峁嘺, lime (Ep. Ind., Vol. XXXIV, p. 144). Note: 肠奴苍腻 is defined in the 鈥淚ndian epigraphical glossary鈥� as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
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Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarycun膩 (啶氞啶ㄠぞ).鈥攎 (肠奴谤峁嘺 S) Lime. 2 fig. Utter demolition or destruction; crumbled, crushed, or ruined state.
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c奴峁嘺 (啶氞啶�).鈥攆 n Husks and fragments (of pulse) given as food to cattle. 2 f (S) A small ruby, diamond, or other gem. 3 Ruffles, plaits, crimpling; crimpled or plaited form or state.
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c奴na (啶氞啶�).鈥攏 W Cocoanut-scrapings.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishcun膩 (啶氞啶ㄠぞ).鈥�m Lime. Fig. Utter destruction.
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c奴峁嘺 (啶氞啶�).鈥�f Husks and fragments given as food to cattle. A small ruby. Ruffles.
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c奴na (啶氞啶�).鈥�n Cocoanut-scrapings.
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
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Cu峁嘺 (啶氞啶�):鈥�(艣a) cu峁嘺ti 6. a. To cut or pierce.
2) C奴峁嘺 (啶氞啶�):鈥�(ka) co峁嘺yati 10. a. To contract, to close or shrink.
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary1) C奴na (啶氞啶�) [Also spelled chun]:鈥�(nm) flour, wheat-meal.
2) C奴n膩 (啶氞啶ㄠぞ) [Also spelled chuna]:鈥�(v) to leak; to drop; to ooze (as [办辞岣峢补]); (nm) lime; ~[诲腻苍墨] a small lime-case; a watch that does not record correct time; —[濒补驳腻苍腻], ([ke]) to dupe, to bamboozle
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Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary1) Cuna (啶氞啶�):鈥攏. slaked lime; lime;
2) Cun膩 (啶氞啶ㄠぞ):鈥攏. 1. slaked lime; 2. the lines formed on the body or cloth as wrinkles; 3. lime;
3) C奴na (啶氞啶�):鈥攏. 鈫� 啶氞啶� [cuna]
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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Starts with (+24): Cuna-Kana-Kara-Dini-Dishi, Cunabhatti, Cunacamay, Cunaccepan, Cunaci, Cunaciran, Cunacu, Cunacuna, Cunacunana, Cunacunanem, Cunacunata, Cunacuni, Cunacunita, Cunadhungo, Cunadi, Cunai, Cunaikettavan, Cunaikkarantai, Cunaikketan, Cunaikkorai.
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