Kanthyavarna, Kaṇṭhyavarṇa, Kanthya-varna: 2 definitions
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Kanthyavarna 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.
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKaṇṭhyavarṇa (कण्ठ्यवर्ण).—a guttural letter; namely अ, आ, क्, ख्, ग्, घ्, ङ् (a, ā, k, kh, g, gh, ṅ) and ह् (h).
Derivable forms: kaṇṭhyavarṇaḥ (कण्ठ्यवर्णः).
Kaṇṭhyavarṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kaṇṭhya and varṇa (वर्ण).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKaṇṭhyavarṇa (कण्ठ्यवर्ण):—[=kaṇṭhya-varṇa] [from kaṇṭhya > kaṇṭha] m. a guttural sound or letter.
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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