# Kanakangi

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. 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.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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