Abru, Abrū: 6 definitions
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Abru means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryabrū (अब्रू).—f ( P) Honor, reputation, respectability.
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ābrū (आब्रू).—See ābarū &c.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishabrū (अब्रू).—f Reputation, honour. abrū gāḍayāvarūna jāṇēṃ Used of a notorious rogue.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀbrū (आब्रू).—[Middle] converse.
Ābrū is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ā and brū (ब्रू).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀbrū (आब्रू):—[=ā-√brū] [Ātmanepada] -bruvate, to converse with, [Harivaṃśa]
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 corpusAbru (ಅಬ್ರು):—[noun] honour, high regard or great respect given, received or enjoyed; a) glory; fame; renown; b) good reputation; credit.
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Ābru (ಆಬ್ರು):—[noun] = ಆಬರು [abaru].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryAabru is another spelling for आबरु [ābaru].—n. 1. dignity; honor; reputation; 2. shame; embarrassment; loss of face;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Abru Gadyamvaruna Janem, Abruca, Abrudara, Abrugedi, Abrukhau, Abrukrita, Abrupatra, Abrus fruticulosus, Abrus precatorius, Abrus pulchellus, Abruvant, Abruvat.
Ends with: Acchabru, Apabru, Babru, Chabru, Gabru, Kabru, Prabru, Pratiprabru, Pratyabru, Sabru, Upabru.
Full-text (+727): Gunja, Kakacinca, Kakanantika, Patahika, Raktika, Cinci, Kakadani, Gunjika, Abrukrita, Kakajangha, Shvetagunja, Tulabija, Shangushtha, Kakatundika, Kakacinci, Kakatikta, Ripughatin, Abravanti, Pratyabru, Gulagamji.
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