Kantala, Kaṇṭāḷa, Kaṇṭāla, Kaṇṭala, Kamtala: 11 definitions
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Kantala has 9 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Kaṇṭāḷa can be transliterated into English as Kantala or Kantalia, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchKaṇṭala (कण्टल):—(von kaṇṭa) m. Mimosa arabica Lam. (vāvala) [Śabdacandrikā im Śabdakalpadruma]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungKaṇṭala (कण्टल):—m. Mimosa arabica.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Kamtalagi, Kantalaka, Kantalakhora, Kantalala, Kantalam, Kantalanem, Kantalankay, Kantalauha, Kantalavana, Kantalaverutu.
Ends with: Kalakantala, Kempukamtala.
Full-text: Kantalem, Kantalaverutu, Kantalavana, Kantalakhora, Kantalya, Kantalanem, Thodaka, Kantalam, Kanta.
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