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Kanakangi

Kanakangi proper noun: name of a raga in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is the first melakarta raga in the 72 melakarta raga system of Carnatic music.

kanakangi: name of a raga in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is the first...
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Proper noun

Kanakangi

  1. Name of a raga in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is the first melakarta raga in the 72 melakarta raga system of Carnatic music.

Kanakangi meaning in Telugu, Kannada and Sanskrit

Kanakangi in Telugu

a raga
కనకాంగి kanakāṅgi

Kanakangi in Kannada

a raga
ಕನಕಾಂಗಿ kanakāṅgi

Kanakangi in Sanskrit

a raga
कनकांगि kanakāṃgi

Origin of Kanakangi

“Golden-bodied one”, from Sanskrit कनक (kanaka, “gold”) + Telugu అంగి (aṅgi, “bodied”).

Questions about Kanakangi

What does Kanakangi mean?
Kanakangi means name of a raga in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is the first melakarta raga in the 72 melakarta raga system of Carnatic music.
What is Kanakangi in Telugu?
Kanakangi in Telugu is కనకాంగి (kanakāṅgi). See Kanakangi meaning in Telugu.
What part of speech is Kanakangi?
Kanakangi is a proper noun.

Words near Kanakangi in the dictionary

  1. kanaimas
  2. Kanak
  3. kanaka
  4. Kanaka Maoli
  5. Kanakanavu
  6. Kanakangi
  7. kanakas
  8. Kanako
  9. Kanaks
  10. Kanaky
  11. kanal

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