Cushcusha, Cuścuṣā: 2 definitions

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Cushcusha 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.

Cushcusha has 1 English definitions available.

The Sanskrit term Cuścuṣā can be transliterated into English as Cuscusa or Cushcusha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Chushchusha.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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[Deutsch Wörterbuch]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer Fassung

Cuścuṣā (चुश्चुषा):—(onomatop.) f. das Schmatzen (beim Essen) Comm. zu [Jaiminiyanyāyamālāvistara 10,2,3.] kāram Absol. schmatzend (essen) [ebend.] [Mālavikāgnimitra] im Comm. zu [Kātyāyana’s Śrautasūtra 10,8,3] (zu lesen sarve bhakṣayantaścuścuṣā. Am Anf. eines Comp. kāra [Jaiminiyanyāyamālāvistara 10,2,3.] Vgl. ciściṣākāram.

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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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