Apasvara: 6 definitions
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Apasvara 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 Dictionaryapasvara (अपस्वर).—m (S) corruptly apasūra m An unmusical note or sound. 2 attrib. Unmusical, discordant, out of tune--an instrument or the sound it emits, a singer or his voice.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishapasvara (अपस्वर).—m An unmusical note or sound. a Unmusical.
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 dictionaryApasvara (अपस्वर).—An unmusical sound or note.
Derivable forms: apasvaraḥ (अपस्वरः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Apasvara (अपस्वर):—[=apa-svara] m. an unmusical note or sound, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] mfn. singing out of tune, [Saṃgīta-sārasaṃgraha]
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 dictionaryApasvāra (अपस्वार):—(nm) a discordant note; ~[tā] discordance.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusApasvara (ಅಪಸ್ವರ):—
1) [noun] (mus.) a disagreeing, discordant note.
2) [noun] harsh, jarring sound.
3) [noun] an inauspicious speech; a speech hurting another’s hopes, aspirations, etc.
4) [noun] (fig.) a small disagreement; a rift in the lute.
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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