Ajanubahu, Ājānubāhu: 6 definitions
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Ajanubahu means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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 Dictionaryājānubāhu (आजानुबाहु).—a (S) Whose hands, whilst standing erect, reach unto his knees; longimanus.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishājānubāhu (आजानुबाहु).—a Whose hands, whilst standing erect, reach unto his knees.
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: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Ājānubāhu (आजानुबाहु):—[=ā-jānu-bāhu] [from ā-jānu] mfn.
2) [v.s. ...] See sub voce 3. ā.
[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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryĀjānubāhu (आजानुबाहु):—(a) blessed with long arms (extending to the knees).
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusĀjānubāhu (ಆಜಾನುಬಾಹು):—
1) [noun] the arm long enough to reach one’s knee when stood erect.
2) [noun] he whose hands, whilst standing erect, reaches unto his knees.
3) [noun] (gen.) a tall man.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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