Kanakangi

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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.

OriginSanskrit कनक ← Telugu అంగి →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. entertainmentName 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.

Origin

  1. Teluguఅంగి“bodied”
  2. Sanskritकनक“gold”
  3. EnglishKanakangi

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

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Kanakangi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kanakangi

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“Kanakangi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kanakangi. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kanakangi,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kanakangi.

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