Kankada, Kāṅkaḍa, Kamkada: 7 definitions
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Kankada means something in Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, Hindi, biology. 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.
Biology (plants and animals)
: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and DrugsKankada in the Kannada language is the name of a plant identified with Gymnosporia montana (Roth) Benth. from the Celastraceae (Spike-thorn) family having the following synonyms: Celastrus montanus, Celastrus obovatus, Celastrus phyllacanthus. For the possible medicinal usage of kankada, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.

This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarykāṅkaḍa (कांक�).—n A particular fruit. 2 Cramp from cold. v bhara.
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kāṅkaḍa (कांक�).—a R Not duly solved in boiling--rice.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishkāṅkaḍ� (कांकडा).�m A coarse wick of cloth. An unripe fruit.
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.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryKaṃkaḍa (कंकड):�(nm) a gravel, pebble; small piece of stone; -[patthara] lit. pebble and stone —i.e. trash, rubbish; [첹ṃkḍ�] a small piece of gravel.
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Prakrit-English dictionary
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionaryKaṃkaḍa (कंकड) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: ṅkṭa.
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
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusKaṃkaḍa (ಕಂಕಡ):—[noun] the tree Gymnosporia wallichiana of Celastraceae family.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryKaṅkaḍa (कङ्क�):—n. pebble; gravel;
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Kamkadaiya, Kankada-bharanem, Kankada-patthara, Kankatam.
Full-text: Kankada-bharanem, Kankada-patthara, Kankad, Kankad-pathar, Kankata, Kakada.
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