Antyakshari, Antyākṣarī, Amtyakshari: 3 definitions
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Antyakshari means something in 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 Dictionaryantyākṣarī (अंत्याक्षरी).—f (antya The last, akṣara A letter.) A practice among students (esp. during the anadhyāya or non-reading days). Reciting severally the Shlokas or stanzas, which have been studied and committed to memory, by culling out that of which the initial letter is the same with the final letter of the stanza last recited. Applied also to the pastime of responsive citing or impromptu constructing of Shlokas commencing with the closing letter of the last Shloka uttered. Diversions somewhat answering to Capping of verses.
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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryAntyakshari in Hindi refers in English to:—(nf) a verse-reciting competition in which the following contestant recites a couplet beginning with the last letter of the couplet recited by the foregoing contestant and which may be carried on between competing individuals or rival teams..—antyakshari (अंत्याक्षरी) is alternatively transliterated as Aṃtyākṣarī.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusAṃtyākṣari (ಅಂತ್ಯಾಕ್ಷರಿ):—[noun] (in competitions) a reciting of a song beginning with the same letter with which the previous song has ended.
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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Full-text: Bhandi, Amtyakshari.
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