Sanskrit

Noun

कर्कटक • ‎(karkaṭaka) m

1. a crab.
2. the sign Cancer.
3. a pair of tongs.
4. a pair of compasses (cf. कर्कट)
5. a kind of plant.
6. a particular position of the hands

Noun

कर्कटक • ‎(karkaṭaka) n

1. a kind of poisonous root.
2. a particular fracture of the bones.

Descendants

• Telugu: కర్కాటకము ‎(karkāṭakamu)