Dictionary Definition:
karaṅka m. the skull, head Kathās. Mālatīm • a cocoa-nut hollowed to form a cup or vessel L • a kind of sugar-cane (cf. the next) L • any bone of the body L • [Gk. ?, ?, ? ; Lat. carina, [254, 3] cornu, cancer ; Eng. horn ; cf. karka.]