Angya, Aṅgyā, Aṅgya, Āṅgya: 6 definitions
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Angya 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 Dictionaryaṅgyā (अंग्या).—m (Commonly aṅgī) A long loose garment, a sort of frock.
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAṅgya (अङ्ग्य).—a. [aṅga-yat] Belonging to or connected with the body, corporeal.
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Āṅgya (आङ्ग्य).—a. Belonging to the Anga country.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Aṅgya (अङ्ग्य):—[from aṅga] a (3) mfn. belonging to the limbs, [Ṛg-veda i, 191, 7.]
2) b See [column]1.
3) Āṅgya (आङ्ग्य):—[from āṅga] mfn. ([gana] saṃkāśādi q.v.)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAṅgya (अङ्ग्य):—m. f. n.
(-ṅgyaḥ-ṅgyā-ṅgyam) Belonging to, being in the body, the limbs &c. See the meanings of aṅga. E. aṅga, taddh. aff. yat.
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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.
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Full-text: Vyangya, Tryangya, Paryangya, Angeya, Vyangyarthakaumudi, Vyangyarthadipika, Vyangarthadipini, Vyangyokti, Palyang.
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