Tantuka, Tāṇṭūka, Tamtuka: 9 definitions

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Tantuka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

tāṇṭūka (तांटूक).—n (Dim. of tāṇṭa) A small fine stem; a thin part of the stem or culm (of jōndhaḷā &c.) 2 A little stick or chip.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Tantuka (तन्तुक).—

1) The mustard seed.

2) (At the end of comp.) A thread, rope.

-kī A vein or any tubular vessel of the body.

Derivable forms: tantukaḥ (तन्तुकः).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Tantuka (तन्तुक).—m.

(-kaḥ) Mustard seed. f. (-kī) A vein or any tubular vessel: see tantubha.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Tantuka (तन्तुक).—[tantu + ka], 1. a substitute for tantu, as latter part of a comp. adj., A string, [Bhartṛhari, (ed. Bohlen.)] 1, 95. 2. m. A kind of snake, [Suśruta] 2, 265, 13.

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

1) Tantuka (तन्तुक):—[from tan] ifc. a thread, rope, [Bhartṛhari i, 95]

2) [v.s. ...] m. a kind of serpent, [Suśruta]

3) [v.s. ...] the plant tu-bha, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc. [Scholiast or Commentator]]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Tantuka (तन्तुक):—[(kaḥ-kā)] 1. m. f. Mustard seed. f. () A vein or tubular vessel.

[Sanskrit to German]

Tantuka in German

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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.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Taṃtuka (ತಂತುಕ):—

1) [noun] the organ in spiders, caterpillars, etc., that spins thread for webs or cocoon; a spinneret.

2) [noun] a thimble-like device or metal plate with tiny holes through which a solution is forced in the making of synthetic fibres.

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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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