Alternative spellings of this word include Chamasi.

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Dietetics and Culinary Art (such as household cooking)

Source: Shodhganga: Dietetics and culinary art in ancient and medieval India

Camasī (चमसी) or Camasīkṣīri refers to a type of milk dish, according to the 17th century Bhojanakutūhala (dravyaguṇāguṇa-kathana), and is commonly found in literature dealing with the topics of dietetics and culinary art, also known as Pākaśāstra or Pākakalā.—Siddhānna-prakaraṇa describes the recipes and properties of different dishes. We can categorize the dishes into eight types based on their main ingredients. They are [viz., milk dishes, etc.] and miscellaneous dishes. Milk dishes are the dishes prepared with milk [such as secamasīkṣīrivika].

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Camasi (चमसि).—f. A kind of cake.

Derivable forms: camasiḥ (चमसिः).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Camasī (चमसी):—[from camasa] f. ([gana] gaurādi, [Gaṇaratna-mahodadhi]; ifc. [gana] cūrṇādi) a cake, [Bhāvaprakāśa]

2) Camasi (चमसि):—[from camasa] f. = sī, a kind of cake, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

[Sanskrit to German]

Camasi in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Camasi (ಚಮಸಿ):—[noun] = ಚಮಸ - [camasa -] 2.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Starts with: Camasikshiri, Camasin.

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Full-text: Camasikshiri, Camasa, Purodash.

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