कणkaṇa1 A grain, a single seed; तण्डुलकणान् H.1; कणान् वा भक्षयेदब्दम् Ms.11.93.
- 1 A grain, a single seed; तण्डुलकणान् H.1; कणान् वा भक्षयेदब्दम् Ms.11.93.
- An atom or particle (of anything).
- A very small quantity; द्रविणdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied Śānti. 1.19;3.5.
- A grain of dust. रजःकणैः खुरोद्धूतैः R.1. 85; or of pollen; ईषद्बद्धरजःकणाग्रकपिशा V.2.7.
- A drop (of water) or spray; कणवाही मालिनीतरङ्गाणाम् Ś.3.7; अम्बुdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied, अश्रुdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied; उद्यानानां नवजलकणैर्यूथिकाजालकानि Me.26,47, 71; Amaru.54.
- An ear of corn.
- Spark (as of fire).
- The spark or facet of a gem.
- Flake (of snow). श्वेतजीरक; Compare 'कणोऽतिसूक्ष्मे धान्यांशे पिप्पल्यां जीरके शरे' Nm.
Derived forms and compounds
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-णा
- A kind of fly.
- Long pepper.
- Cumin seed.
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-णी
- An atom, a drop.
- A kind of corn.
- The plant Premna Spinosa or Longifolia.
- A crocodile; Gīrvāṇa.
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-अदः, -भक्षः, -भुज् Masculine a nickname given to the philosopher who propounded the Vaiśeṣika system of philosophy (which may be said to be a 'doctrine of atoms').
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-अन्न Adjective one whose food consists of grains. denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedता the state of one who is made to live on grains; द्वादशाहं कणान्नता Ms.11. 167.
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-गुग्गुलः a kind of plant.
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-जीरः a white kind of cumin seed.
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-जीरकम् small cumin seed.
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-धूमः A kind of penance; Matsya Parasmaipada
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-प्रियः A sparrow.
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-भक्षः, -भक्षकः, -भुज् Masculine Name of Kaṇāda.
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-भक्षकः a kind of bird.
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-लाभः a whirlpool.
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-वीरकः A kind of arsenic (Marâthî मनशीळ); Gīrvāṇa.
Source: ApteApte entry