Cakkala: 5 definitions

Introduction:

Cakkala means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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 Chakkala.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Cakkala (चक्कल).—a. [Uṇādi-sūtra 1.18.] Round, circular.

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

Cakkala (चक्कल):—mfn. (for cakrala) round, circular (?), [Uṇādi-sūtra i, 108 [Scholiast or Commentator]]

[Sanskrit to German]

Cakkala in German

context information

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

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Cakkaḷa (ಚಕ್ಕಳ):—

1) [noun] skin or leather.

2) [noun] a thin, brittle crust that forms on wounds.

3) [noun] the dead body of a calf which stuffed with hay and kept in the original form.

4) [noun] ಚಕ್ಕಳದ ಗೊಂಬೆ [cakkalada gombe] cakkaḷada gombe = ಚಕ್ಕಳಗೊಂಬೆ [cakkalagombe]; ಚಕ್ಕಳದ ಹಕ್ಕಿ [cakkalada hakki] cakkaḷada hakki any of an order (Chiroptera) of furry, nocturnal flying mammals having modified forelimbs that serve as wings and are covered with a membranous skin extending to the hind limbs and navigating by echolocation, fed on insects, nectar, fruit, flesh or blood; a chiropter; a bat.

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Cakkaḷa (ಚಕ್ಕಳ):—

1) [noun] a flat, coarse fabric made of woven or plaited hemp, straw etc., used to sit on; a mat.

2) [noun] a large kettle or boiler; a cauldron.

context information

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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