Nalamina, Naḷamīṇa, Nalamīna, Nala-mina: 8 definitions
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Nalamina means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. 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.
The Sanskrit term Naḷamīṇa can be transliterated into English as Nalamina or Naliamina, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarynaḷamīṇa : (m.) a shrimp.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryNalamīna (नलमीन).—a shrimp or prawn; Rām.3.73.14.
Derivable forms: nalamīnaḥ (नलमीनः).
Nalamīna is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nala and mīna (मीन).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryNalamīna (नलमीन) or Naḍamīna.—m.
(-naḥ) A small fish a kind of sprat haunting reedy places. E. naḍa a reed, and mīna a fish. “ciṃḍau” matsye .
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Nalamīna (नलमीन).—m.
(-naḥ) A kind of sprat of according to some, a shrimp or prawn. E. nala a reed, and mona a fish; frequenting reedy spots. See naḍamīna .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryNalamīna (नलमीन):—[=nala-mīna] [from nala] m. a kind of fish, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] ([varia lectio] tala-m).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryNalamīna (नलमीन):—[nala-mīna] (naḥ) 1. m. A sprat; a prawn.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusNalamīna (ನಲಮೀನ):—[noun] a variety of fish (= cilicima ?).
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Naḷamīna (ನಳಮೀನ):—[noun] a kind of fish; (= cilicima).
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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