LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun

Călănus

Meaning

  1. an Indian philosopher

Călănus (Callă-), i, m., = Κάλανος,
I. an Indian philosopher (gymnosophist) in the time of Alexander the Great, who, in old age, burned himself on a funeral pile, Cic. Tusc. 2, 22, 52; id. Div. 1, 23, 47; 1, 30, 65; Val. Max. 1, 8, ext. 10.

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyCalanusCalanus (Κάλανος), one of the so-called gymnosophists of India, who followed the Macedonian army from Taxila at the desire of Alexander the Great; but…

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What does Călănus mean in Latin?
Călănus, a proper noun, means “an Indian philosopher”.