Asari, Āsārī, Asārī: 4 definitions

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Asari means something in the history of ancient India, 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.

India history and geography

Source: Project Gutenberg: Castes and Tribes of Southern India, Volume 1

Asari (“carpenters”) is one of the five artisan classes of the Kammalans of Malabar. The Kammalan people believe themselves to be indigenous in Malabar, and boast that their system of polyandry is the result of the sojourn of the exiled Pandavas, with their common wife Panchali, and their mother Kunthi, in the forest of the Walluvanad division.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

āsārī (आसारी).—f A wheel for winding silk.

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

āsārī (आसारी).—f A wheel for winding silk.

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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

Asāri (ಅಸಾರಿ):—[adjective] no longer living or being capable of performing; defunct.

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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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