Aina, Aīna, Aiṇa, Āi ná, Ai na: 15 definitions
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Marathi-English dictionary
aīna (अईन).—For words beginning with ai and aī, see under ऐ.
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aīna (अईन).—f ( P) Good behaviour or breeding; manners or bearing. Ex. hā ainīcā gṛhastha; hā ainīnēṃ jātō or cālatō; hyācī mōṭhī a0 āhē. Pr. ainīlā marāvēṃ kharavaḍīlā jhulāvēṃ Used of one who, from punctiliousness or fastidious refinement, refuses an invitation to a feast, whilst he will eagerly accept scrapings or scraps brought to him from it. Also Pr. a0 rāvaṇācī āsa lēṇḍukācī One in bearing lofty as Lucifer, but well-contented with a nodule of excrement.
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āīna (आईन).—m A tree, Pentaptera tomentosa. Grah.
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aina (ऐन).—ind ( A) A particle and prefix of emphatic power. It implies exactness, completeness, superlativeness &c. Ex. ainaunhāḷā, ainahiṃvāḷā, ainapāvasāḷā The very height or middle of the hot season, of the winter, of the rains; ainadōna- prahara Exact noon; ainavēḷa The very nick of time; ainasōdā-luccā-labāḍa-harāmī An arrant or thorough-paced scamp, rogue, liar &c.; ainabhara The spring, prime, zenith, plenitude, meridian, heyday, flush (of prosperity, health, youth, fame &c.; of products of the season; of imports &c.; as ainadaulata, ainajavānī, ainaaiśvarya, ainaāmadānī, ainahaṅgāma &c.); ainaghāī The height of hubbub and hurry; ainamārā- mārī The heat of the conflict; or the thickest of the fight. 2 It is used also in the sense of " Original, primary, principal": as ainakarja The original debt; the sum borrowed or lent;--as disting. from the sum increased through the accruing of interest; ainakārabhārī The head (manager, minister, factor, steward &c.); ainakimata Prime cost; ainakharca Original or main cost or expenses (as of a horse, opp. to that of horse-furniture; of the articles of food at a feast, opp. to the expense of fire-works, shows &c.); ainagallā The amount of corn as determined by the survey: also the survey-assessment. ainajamā or ainajamābandī The established or regular revenue; as disting. from khērījajamā or kamāvīsajamā Results from fines, presents, arbitrary exactions &c.; or The original and ordinary revenue; as disting. from increase or decrease in a particular year; ainajinnasa The products of the soil; as disting. from money. (Used with reference to payment of the revenue in kind.) ainadasta The regular cess or impost (upon fields and enclosures &c.) as disting. from savāī, vartāḷā, bābatī &c. ainanakada or nakada The amount of the revenue receivable in money: also the money-value of revenue receivable in kind. ainavasulī That part of the revenue-grain which, after the amount commuted at fixed rates is deducted, is received in kind. ainamōkāsā The Sirdar-allotment of cautha q. v. ainaphājīla A head in revenue-accounts. It includes all produce extra to or excepting agricultural and the regular horticultural; viz. that from mango-groves, melon-plots, pāṇabharā grounds, meadows or grass-enclosures &c. ainamuddala The original sum (lent, borrowed, embarked), opp. to interest, or to profits accruing from traffic.
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aina (ऐन).—f ( P) Good behaviour &c. In this sense the word is better written aīna.
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aina (ऐन).—m A tree, Pentaptera tomentosa. Grah.
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ainā (ऐना).—m ( P) A mirror or looking glass. 2 or ainē pl Spectacles.
aīna (अईन).—f Good behaviour or breeding; manners or bearing.
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aina (ऐन).—ind A particle and prefix of empha- tic power; it implies exactness, com- pleteness, superlativeness. Ex. aina unhāḷā, aina hiṃvāḷā The very height or middle of the hot season, winter. aina dōna prahara Exact noon. aina vēḷa The very nick of time. aina sōdā An arrant scamp. aina ghāī The height of hubbub & hurry. aina mārāmārī The heat of the conflict, or the thickest of the fight. It is also used in the sense of original, prim- ary, principal; as aina karja the original debt, the principal. aina kimmata Prime cost. aina kharca Original or main cost or expense (as of a horse, opp. to that of horse-furniture).
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ainā (ऐना).—m A mirror. pl Spectacles.
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
Aiṇa (ऐण).—a. (eṇa-aṇ) (-ṇī f.) Of or belonging to an antelope (as skin, wool &c.); Y.1.259.
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Aina (ऐन).—a. (inaḥ sūryaḥ, tasya idam) Of the sun. निर्वर्ण्य वर्णेन समानमैनं बिम्बेन बिम्बं च्युतमस्तशृङ्गात् (nirvarṇya varṇena samānamainaṃ bimbena bimbaṃ cyutamastaśṛṅgāt) Rām. Ch.6.25.
Aiṇa (ऐण).—mfn.
(-ṇaḥ-ṇī-ṇaṃ) Belonging to a male antelope. E. eṇa an antelope, aṇ aff.
Aiṇa (ऐण).—i. e. eṇa + a, adj. Belonging to the black antelope (as flesh), [Yājñavalkya, (ed. Stenzler.)] 1, 258.
Aiṇa (ऐण).—[adjective] coming from the male black antelope.
1) Aiṇa (ऐण):—mf(ī)n. ([from] eṇa), produced from or belonging to the male black antelope, [Yājñavalkya i, 258; Kāśikā-vṛtti on Pāṇini 4-3, 159.]
2) Aina (ऐन):—m. [plural] Name of a people, [Mahābhārata] ([edition] Calc.), [ xiii]
3) ([varia lectio] aila.)
Aiṇa (ऐण):—[(ṇaḥ-ṇā-ṇaṃ) a.] Belonging to a male antelope.
Aiṇa (ऐण):—adj. f. ī von der schwarzen Antilope (eṇa) herrührend [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 4, 3, 159,] [Scholiast] [Amarakoṣa 2, 5, 8.] māṃsa [Yājñavalkya’s Gesetzbuch 1, 258.]
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Aina (ऐन):—(von ina?) m. pl. Nomen proprium eines Volkes [Mahābhārata 13, 2126.]
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Aiṇa (ऐण):—, māṃsa [Spr. 655.] aina [HAEB.]
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Aina (ऐन):—zu streichen, die richtige Lesart aila hat ed. Bomb.
Aiṇa (ऐण):—Adj. (*f. ī) von der schwarzen Antilope herrührend.
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Aina (ऐन):—m. Pl. [Mahābhārata 13,2126] fehlerhaft für aila.
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.
Hindi dictionary
1) Āinā (आइना):—(nm) a looking glass, mirror; [āine meṃ muṃha dekhanā] to reflect on one’s own capabilities and merits, to know oneself; ~[sāja] a mirror-maker.
2) Āīna (आईन):—(nm) law; legislation~[nī] legal; legislative.
3) Aina (ऐन) [Also spelled aen]:—(a) exact, just; —[vakta para] in the nick of time, just then, just in time, at the eleventh hour.
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Prakrit-English dictionary
1) Aiṇa (ऐण) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Ajina.
2) Āīṇa (आईण) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Ādīna.
3) Āīṇa (आईण) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Ājina.
Āīṇa has the following synonyms: Āīṇaga.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
Aiṇa (ಐಣ):—[adjective] of or belonging to male black antelope.
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Aina (ಐನ):—[adjective] = ಐನು [ainu].
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Ainā (ಐನಾ):—
1) [noun] a glass pane; a mirror.
2) [noun] a pair of eye glasses; spectacles.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
1) Aina (ऐन):—n. law; act; rule; adj. exact; precise;
2) Ainā (ऐना):—n. mirror; looking-glass;
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.
Chinese-English dictionary
[The following represents an unverified English translation. For all purposes consult the original Chinese text.]
挨拿 [āi ná] [ai na]—
Going from house to house to investigate and arrest criminals. From Stories to Caution the World, Volume 21, Qian Poliu's Rise in Lin'an Village: "The officials reported to the county magistrate and the commandant, and they discovered the names of this group, but they had not yet gone to each house to arrest them." Also written as "挨捕 [ai bu] (āi bǔ)."
挨拿：挨家查問，緝捕犯人。《喻世明言．卷二一．臨安里錢婆留發跡》：「做公的報知縣尉，訪著了這一夥姓名，尚未挨拿。」也作「挨捕」。
āi ná: āi jiā chá wèn, jī bǔ fàn rén. < yù shì míng yán． juǎn èr yī． lín ān lǐ qián pó liú fā jī>: “zuò gōng de bào zhī xiàn wèi, fǎng zhe le zhè yī huǒ xìng míng, shàng wèi āi ná.” yě zuò “āi bǔ” .
ai na: ai jia cha wen, ji bu fan ren. < yu shi ming yan. juan er yi. lin an li qian po liu fa ji>: "zuo gong de bao zhi xian wei, fang zhe le zhe yi huo xing ming, shang wei ai na." ye zuo "ai bu" .
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Starts with (+14): Ai na xiang, Ai nai, Ai nai qu, Ai nan, Ai nan cong ming, Ai nan zhao ban, Ai nao, Ai-natkuli, Aina-barkhilapa, Aina-ghar, Aina-ghara, Aina-kanuna, Aina-khana, Aina-sabala, Ainadasti, Ainaga, Ainahare, Ainajinasi, Ainaka, Ainakali.
Full-text (+54): Ainam, Aina-ghara, Aina-ghar, Ai na xiang, Ajina, Suraksha-aina, Ainikiya, Aina-kanuna, Aina-barkhilapa, Bhumisudhara-aina, Bhumisambandhi-aina, Muluki-aina, Sabika-aina, Arthika-aina, Aina-khana, Aina-sabala, Aitem, Aiti, Ayinam, Aitagabbu.
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