કાકણ

Gujarati

Alternative forms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit काकण (kākaṇa).

Noun

કાકણ • (kākaṇ) m

  1. A kind of leprosy that induces sharp pains. It is red in the center and black around the edge, likened to jequirity

See also
  • કોઢ (koḍh)
  • (Types of Leprosy Listed in Indian Literature):
    • મહાકોઢ (mahākoḍh) (incurable kinds): કાપાલ (kāpāl), ઉદુંબર (udumbar), મંડલ (maṇḍal), સિધ્મ (sidhma), કાકણ, પુંડરીક (puṇḍrīk), ઋક્ષજિહ્વ (rukṣajihva)
    • ક્ષુદ્રકોઢ (kṣudrakoḍh) (curable kinds): એકકુષ્ઠ (ekakuṣṭh), ગજચર્મ (gajcarma), ચર્મદલ (carmadal), વિચર્ચિકા (vicarcikā), વિપાદિકા (vipādikā), પામા (pāmā), કચ્છૂ (kacchū), દદ્રુ (dadru), વિસ્ફોટ (visphoṭ), કિટિમ (kiṭim), અલસક (alasak)

Anagrams
  • કાણક (kāṇak)
  • કણકા (kaṇkā)
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