"संकर" meaning in Sanskrit

See संकर in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: saṃkara [romanization]
Etymology: From सम्- (sam-) + कर (kara). Etymology templates: {{af|sa|सम्-|कर}} सम्- (sam-) + कर (kara) Head templates: {{sa-noun|g=m}} संकर • (saṃkara) stem, m
  1. mixing together, commingling, intermixture confusion (esp. of castes or races, proceeding from the intermarriage of a man with a woman of a higher caste or from the promiscuous intercourse of the four tribes, and again from the indiscriminate cohabitation of their descendants)
    Sense id: en-संकर-sa-noun-iK1nFRhx Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 38 5 14 32 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 3 27 21 19 Disambiguation of Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header: 29 10 23 21 17
  2. the offspring of a mixed marriage
    Sense id: en-संकर-sa-noun-feu1ZR3J
  3. any action similar to the intermixture of castes
    Sense id: en-संकर-sa-noun-o~bvSXp5 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 38 5 14 32 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 3 27 21 19
  4. (rhetoric) the confusion or blending together of metaphors which ought to be kept distinct Tags: rhetoric
    Sense id: en-संकर-sa-noun-FljSHl-5 Categories (other): Rhetoric, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Sanskrit terms prefixed with सम्- Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 38 5 14 32 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 3 27 21 19 Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms prefixed with सम्-: 24 11 14 31 19
  5. anything that may be defiled by the touch of any unclean thing
    Sense id: en-संकर-sa-noun-kaXSNUD~ Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 38 5 14 32 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 3 27 21 19
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