Ahiri, Ahirī: 4 definitions
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Ahiri 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 Dictionaryahirī (अहिरी).—f The daubed pitchers of which, at the ceremonies of marriage and thread-investiture, piles are raised to enclose an area for the idol. Pr. lōṭā ghaḍatāṃ yēīnā āṇa ahirīcā isāra.
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ahirī (अहिरी).—a See under ahērāū.
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ahirī (अहिरी).—a (ahēra) Suitable to be given in ahēra--articles of apparel. As in ahēra the pieces of cloth given are, although showy, but of little value, this term is applied to cloths in general of which the intrinsic worth corresponds not with the appearance.
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āhirī (आहिरी).—C See under अ.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishahirī (अहिरी).—f Daubed pitchers.
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: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryAhirī (अहिरी).—(ka) , see ahrīka.
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Ahirī (अहिरी) or Ahrīka or Ahirīka.—adj. (= Pali ahirīka; neg. to hrī plus -ka; in Sanskrit Lex. ahrīka only = a Buddhist!), shameless: ahirīkāś (mss. ahīrikāś) ca bhavanti Mahāvastu i.110.8 (prose); ahrīkeṇa Jātakamālā 98.19 (prose); ahirīko anotrapo Mahāvastu iii.11.4 (verse; here used of a very ugly man, without other evident cause for the epithet); in Udānavarga xx.5 oldest ms. ahirī ([bahuvrīhi]), later ms. ahrīko (Sktizing).
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 corpusĀhiri (ಆಹಿರಿ):—[noun] a musical mode, in Karnāṭaka system, derived from the main mode Hanumatōḍi.
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: Ahiria, Ahirika, Ahirika Anottappa, Ahirika Sutta, Ahirikamulaka Cattaro Sutta, Ahirimana, Ahirinata, Ahiripu, Ahiritodi, Ahiriya.
Ends with: Bahiri, Dahiri, Gahiri, Hirahiri, Javahiri, Lahiri, Nandabahiri, Ranabahiri, Shahiri, Sotabahiri, Sunabahiri, Sunavahiri.
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