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Chalukya

Chalukya proper noun: an Indian dynasty that ruled between the 6th and 12th centuries.

Proper noun

Chalukya

  1. (historical) An Indian dynasty that ruled between the 6th and 12th centuries.

Noun

Chalukya (plural Chalukyas)

  1. (historical) A member of this dynasty.

Chalukya meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Bengali

Chalukya in Hindi

Indian dynasty
चालुक्य cālukya

Chalukya in Tamil

Indian dynasty
சாளுக்கியர் cāḷukkiyar

Chalukya in Marathi

Indian dynasty
चालुक्य cālukya, चाळुक्य cāḷukya

Chalukya in Bengali

Indian dynasty
চালুক্য calukko
More languagesFewer languages
Chalukya in Telugu
చాళుక్యులు cāḷukyulu
Chalukya in Malayalam
ചാലൂക്യ cālūkya, ചാലൂക്യർ cālūkyaṟ
Chalukya in Kannada
ಚಾಲುಕ್ಯ cālukya
Chalukya in Punjabi
ਚਾਲੁਕੀਆ cālukīā
Chalukya in Gujarati
ચાલુક્ય cālukya

Forms of Chalukya

pluralChalukyas

Origin of Chalukya

Borrowed from Kannada ಚಾಲುಕ್ಯ (cālukya), from Sanskrit चालुक्य (cālukya).

Questions about Chalukya

What does Chalukya mean?
Chalukya means an Indian dynasty that ruled between the 6th and 12th centuries.
What is Chalukya in Hindi?
Chalukya in Hindi is चालुक्य (cālukya). See Chalukya meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Chalukya?
Chalukya can be a proper noun or a noun.

Words near Chalukya in the dictionary

  1. chals
  2. chalta
  3. chaltas
  4. chaluka
  5. chalukah
  6. Chalukya
  7. Chalukyan
  8. Chalukyans
  9. Chalukyas
  10. chalumeau
  11. chalumeaus

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