Angai, Aṅgāī, Amgai: 3 definitions

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Angai means something in 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 Dictionary

aṅgāī (अंगाई).—ind The bob of a song sung by nurses as a lullaby. 2 f Nursery language. Sleep.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

aṅgāī (अंगाई).—ind The bob of a song sung as a lullaby. f Sleep.

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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.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Aṃgai (ಅಂಗೈ):—

1) [noun] the inner surface of the hand between fingers and wrist; the palm;2) [noun] ಅಂಗೈ ತೋರಿಸಿ ಅವಲಕ್ಷಣ ಅನ್ನಿಸಿಕೊ [amgai torisi avalakshana annisiko] aŋgai tōrisi a valakṣaṇa ennisiko (prov.) to invite bad comments or troubles unnecessarily; to scheme for one’s own disgrace; ಅಂಗೈಯಲ್ಲಿಟ್ಟು ಸಾಕು [amgaiyallittu saku] aŋgaiyalliṭṭu sāku to rear and protect with extraordinary care; ಅಂಗೈಯ ನೆಲ್ಲಿ [amgaiya nelli] aŋgayya nelli = ಅಂಗೈನೆಲ್ಲಿ [amgainelli]; ಅಂಗೈಯಲ್ಲಿ ಆಕಾಶ ತೋರಿಸು [amgaiyalli akasha torisu] angaiyalli ākāśa tōrisu (prov.) to promise something good which is not certain or likely to get; to promise the earth; ಅಂಗೈಯಲ್ಲಿ ಜೀವ ಹಿಡಿದುಕೊಂಡಿರು [amgaiyalli jiva hididukomdiru] aŋgaiyalli jīva hiḍidukoṇḍiru (prov.) to be extremely afraid of, worried or anxious about; to have one’s heart in the mouth; ಅಂಗೈ ಹಾಗೆ ಹೊಲ ಮಾಡಿದರೆ, ಮುಂಗೈ ತುಂಬ ತುಪ್ಪ [amgai hage hola madidare, mumgai tumba tuppa] aŋgai hāge hola māḍidare muŋgai tumba tuppa (prov.) the fruit of sincere effort is always sweet.

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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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