Etymology

Kanakangi

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Today it 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. Full definition →

Sanskrit कनक ← Telugu అంగి
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  1. Telugu · derived fromఅంగి“bodied”
  2. Sanskrit · derived fromकनक“gold”
  3. English todayKanakangi

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

Words from the same roots

Sanskritकनक all →

Kanak

Teluguఅంగి all →

RatnangiSarasangi

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.