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Suryakantam

Suryakantam proper noun: a rāga in Carnatic music. It is the 17th melakarta rāga in the 72 melakarta rāga system.

suryakantam: a rāga in Carnatic music. It is the 17th melakarta rāga in the 72 melakarta rāga system
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Proper noun

Suryakantam

  1. A rāga in Carnatic music. It is the 17th melakarta rāga in the 72 melakarta rāga system.
  2. A female given name from Sanskrit commonly used in India.

Suryakantam meaning in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Sanskrit

Suryakantam in Tamil

a raga
சூர்யகாந்தம் cūryakāntam

Suryakantam in Telugu

a raga
సూర్యకాంతం sūryakāntaṁ

Suryakantam in Kannada

a raga
ಸೂರ್ಯಕಾಂತ sūryakānta

Suryakantam in Sanskrit

a raga
सूर्यकांतम् sūryakāntam

Origin of Suryakantam

Borrowed from Sanskrit सूर्यकान्त (sūryakānta).

Questions about Suryakantam

What does Suryakantam mean?
Suryakantam means a rāga in Carnatic music. It is the 17th melakarta rāga in the 72 melakarta rāga system.
What is Suryakantam in Tamil?
Suryakantam in Tamil is சூர்யகாந்தம் (cūryakāntam). See Suryakantam meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is Suryakantam?
Suryakantam is a proper noun.

Words near Suryakantam in the dictionary

  1. survivresses
  2. surwan
  3. surwans
  4. Surxondaryo
  5. Surya
  6. Suryakantam
  7. Suryanarayana
  8. Suryapet
  9. Suryapur
  10. Suryoyo
  11. surzhyk

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