"कनिष्क" meaning in Sanskrit

See कनिष्क in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /kɐ.niʂ.kɐ/ [Vedic], /kɐ.n̪iʂ.kɐ/ [Classical-Sanskrit]
Etymology: Borrowed from Bactrian Κανηϸκο (Kanēško). Etymology templates: {{bor+|sa|xbc|Κανηϸκο}} Borrowed from Bactrian Κανηϸκο (Kanēško) Head templates: {{sa-prop|g=m}} कनिष्क • (kaniṣka) stem, m Inflection templates: {{sa-decl-noun-m}} Forms: कनिष्क stem or [canonical, masculine], kaniṣka [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], कनिष्कः [nominative, singular], कनिष्कौ [dual, nominative], कनिष्का1 [dual, nominative], कनिष्काः [nominative, plural], कनिष्कासः1 [nominative, plural], कनिष्कम् [accusative, singular], कनिष्कौ [accusative, dual], कनिष्का1 [accusative, dual], कनिष्कान् [accusative, plural], कनिष्केण [instrumental, singular], कनिष्काभ्याम् [dual, instrumental], कनिष्कैः [instrumental, plural], कनिष्केभिः1 [instrumental, plural], कनिष्काय [dative, singular], कनिष्काभ्याम् [dative, dual], कनिष्केभ्यः [dative, plural], कनिष्कात् [ablative, singular], कनिष्काभ्याम् [ablative, dual], कनिष्केभ्यः [ablative, plural], कनिष्कस्य [genitive, singular], कनिष्कयोः [dual, genitive], कनिष्काणाम् [genitive, plural], कनिष्के [locative, singular], कनिष्कयोः [dual, locative], कनिष्केषु [locative, plural], कनिष्क [singular, vocative], कनिष्कौ [dual, vocative], कनिष्का1 [dual, vocative], कनिष्काः [plural, vocative], कनिष्कासः1 [plural, vocative]
  1. Kanishka (an emperor of the Kushan Empire, who reigned from c. 127−150 CE)
    Sense id: en-कनिष्क-sa-name-7wZVTKOZ Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header, Sanskrit links with redundant alt parameters, Sanskrit terms with redundant transliterations, Individuals
     
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  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "lang_code": "bn",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "roman": "koniśko",
      "word": "কণিষ্ক"
    },
    {
      "lang": "English",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "Kanishka"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "lang_code": "hi",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "roman": "kaniṣk",
      "word": "कनिष्क"
    },
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "Mandarin",
          "lang_code": "cmn",
          "roman": "Jiānìsèqié",
          "tags": [
            "Traditional-Chinese"
          ],
          "word": "迦膩色伽"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Mandarin",
          "lang_code": "cmn",
          "roman": "Jiānìsèqié",
          "tags": [
            "Simplified-Chinese"
          ],
          "word": "迦腻色伽"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Middle Chinese",
      "lang_code": "ltc",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "roman": "kae nrijᴴ srik gja",
      "tags": [
        "Traditional-Chinese"
      ],
      "word": "迦膩色伽"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "xbc",
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      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Bactrian Κανηϸκο (Kanēško)",
      "name": "bor+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Bactrian Κανηϸκο (Kanēško).",
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    {
      "form": "कनिष्क stem or",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kaniṣka",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sa-decl-noun-m",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कनिष्कः",
      "roman": "kaniṣkaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "कनिष्कौ",
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        "nominative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "कनिष्का1",
      "roman": "kaniṣkā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "nominative"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "कनिष्काः",
      "roman": "kaniṣkāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "कनिष्कासः1",
      "roman": "kaniṣkāsaḥ1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कनिष्कम्",
      "roman": "kaniṣkam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कनिष्कौ",
      "roman": "kaniṣkau",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कनिष्का1",
      "roman": "kaniṣkā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कनिष्कान्",
      "roman": "kaniṣkān",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कनिष्केण",
      "roman": "kaniṣkeṇa",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कनिष्काभ्याम्",
      "roman": "kaniṣkābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "instrumental"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कनिष्कैः",
      "roman": "kaniṣkaiḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कनिष्केभिः1",
      "roman": "kaniṣkebhiḥ1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कनिष्काय",
      "roman": "kaniṣkāya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कनिष्काभ्याम्",
      "roman": "kaniṣkābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कनिष्केभ्यः",
      "roman": "kaniṣkebhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कनिष्कात्",
      "roman": "kaniṣkāt",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कनिष्काभ्याम्",
      "roman": "kaniṣkābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कनिष्केभ्यः",
      "roman": "kaniṣkebhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कनिष्कस्य",
      "roman": "kaniṣkasya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कनिष्कयोः",
      "roman": "kaniṣkayoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कनिष्काणाम्",
      "roman": "kaniṣkāṇām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कनिष्के",
      "roman": "kaniṣke",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कनिष्कयोः",
      "roman": "kaniṣkayoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "locative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कनिष्केषु",
      "roman": "kaniṣkeṣu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कनिष्क",
      "roman": "kaniṣka",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कनिष्कौ",
      "roman": "kaniṣkau",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कनिष्का1",
      "roman": "kaniṣkā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कनिष्काः",
      "roman": "kaniṣkāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कनिष्कासः1",
      "roman": "kaniṣkāsaḥ1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "g": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "कनिष्क • (kaniṣka) stem, m",
      "name": "sa-prop"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "sa-decl-noun-m"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Sanskrit",
  "lang_code": "sa",
  "pos": "name",
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
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          "parents": [],
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          "langcode": "sa",
          "name": "Individuals",
          "orig": "sa:Individuals",
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        }
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        "Kanishka (an emperor of the Kushan Empire, who reigned from c. 127−150 CE)"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "emperor",
          "emperor"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kɐ.niʂ.kɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Vedic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɐ.n̪iʂ.kɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Sanskrit"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "कनिष्क"
}

{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "lang_code": "bn",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "roman": "koniśko",
      "word": "কণিষ্ক"
    },
    {
      "lang": "English",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "Kanishka"
    },
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      "lang": "Hindi",
      "lang_code": "hi",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "roman": "kaniṣk",
      "word": "कनिष्क"
    },
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          "lang_code": "cmn",
          "roman": "Jiānìsèqié",
          "tags": [
            "Traditional-Chinese"
          ],
          "word": "迦膩色伽"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Mandarin",
          "lang_code": "cmn",
          "roman": "Jiānìsèqié",
          "tags": [
            "Simplified-Chinese"
          ],
          "word": "迦腻色伽"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Middle Chinese",
      "lang_code": "ltc",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "roman": "kae nrijᴴ srik gja",
      "tags": [
        "Traditional-Chinese"
      ],
      "word": "迦膩色伽"
    }
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        "2": "xbc",
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      },
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      "name": "bor+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Bactrian Κανηϸκο (Kanēško).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "कनिष्क stem or",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kaniṣka",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
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      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sa-decl-noun-m",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कनिष्कः",
      "roman": "kaniṣkaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कनिष्कौ",
      "roman": "kaniṣkau",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कनिष्का1",
      "roman": "kaniṣkā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कनिष्काः",
      "roman": "kaniṣkāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कनिष्कासः1",
      "roman": "kaniṣkāsaḥ1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कनिष्कम्",
      "roman": "kaniṣkam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कनिष्कौ",
      "roman": "kaniṣkau",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कनिष्का1",
      "roman": "kaniṣkā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कनिष्कान्",
      "roman": "kaniṣkān",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कनिष्केण",
      "roman": "kaniṣkeṇa",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कनिष्काभ्याम्",
      "roman": "kaniṣkābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "instrumental"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कनिष्कैः",
      "roman": "kaniṣkaiḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कनिष्केभिः1",
      "roman": "kaniṣkebhiḥ1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कनिष्काय",
      "roman": "kaniṣkāya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कनिष्काभ्याम्",
      "roman": "kaniṣkābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कनिष्केभ्यः",
      "roman": "kaniṣkebhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कनिष्कात्",
      "roman": "kaniṣkāt",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कनिष्काभ्याम्",
      "roman": "kaniṣkābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कनिष्केभ्यः",
      "roman": "kaniṣkebhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कनिष्कस्य",
      "roman": "kaniṣkasya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कनिष्कयोः",
      "roman": "kaniṣkayoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कनिष्काणाम्",
      "roman": "kaniṣkāṇām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कनिष्के",
      "roman": "kaniṣke",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कनिष्कयोः",
      "roman": "kaniṣkayoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "locative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कनिष्केषु",
      "roman": "kaniṣkeṣu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कनिष्क",
      "roman": "kaniṣka",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कनिष्कौ",
      "roman": "kaniṣkau",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कनिष्का1",
      "roman": "kaniṣkā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कनिष्काः",
      "roman": "kaniṣkāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कनिष्कासः1",
      "roman": "kaniṣkāsaḥ1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "कनिष्क • (kaniṣka) stem, m",
      "name": "sa-prop"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "sa-decl-noun-m"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Sanskrit",
  "lang_code": "sa",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Sanskrit a-stem nouns",
        "Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header",
        "Sanskrit lemmas",
        "Sanskrit links with redundant alt parameters",
        "Sanskrit masculine nouns",
        "Sanskrit proper nouns",
        "Sanskrit proper nouns in Devanagari script",
        "Sanskrit terms borrowed from Bactrian",
        "Sanskrit terms derived from Bactrian",
        "Sanskrit terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Sanskrit terms with redundant transliterations",
        "sa:Individuals"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Kanishka (an emperor of the Kushan Empire, who reigned from c. 127−150 CE)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "emperor",
          "emperor"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kɐ.niʂ.kɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Vedic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɐ.n̪iʂ.kɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Sanskrit"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "कनिष्क"
}

Download raw JSONL data for कनिष्क meaning in Sanskrit (5.9kB)

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    "कनिष्क"
  ],
  "section": "Sanskrit",
  "subsection": "proper noun",
  "title": "कनिष्क",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "title": "कनिष्क",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "msg": "suspicious related form tags ['masculine', 'canonical']: 'कनिष्क stem or' in 'कनिष्क • (kaniṣka) stem, m'",
  "path": [
    "कनिष्क"
  ],
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  "subsection": "proper noun",
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