Ahirani, Ahīraṇi: 7 definitions
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Ahirani means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAhīraṇi (अहीरणि).—[ahīn īrayati dūrīkaroti īr-ani] A snake having two heads.
Derivable forms: ahīraṇiḥ (अहीरणिः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAhīraṇi (अहीरणि).—m.
(-ṇiḥ) A kind of snake, said to be two-headed. E. ahi, ira to move, and aṇi aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAhīraṇi (अहीरणि):—m. (cf. ahi and ahī) a two-headed snake, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryAhīraṇi (अहीरणि):—[ahī-raṇi] (ṇiḥ) 2. m. A kind of snake.
[Sanskrit to German]
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 corpusAhiraṇi (ಅಹಿರಣಿ):—[noun] a genus of snakes, believed to have two heads.
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Ahīraṇi (ಅಹೀರಣಿ):—[noun] = ಅಹಿರಣಿ [ahirani].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Ahiranin.
Ends with: Pahirani.
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