Avaguna, Avaguṇa: 10 definitions
Introduction:
Avaguna means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Avagun.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryavaguṇa (अवगुण).—m (S) An evil quality or property; a vice or a vitious propensity. 2 An evil effect; injurious operation (as of a medicine, measure, act).
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishavaguṇa (अवगुण).—m A vice, an evil quality. An evil effect (as of a medicine &c.).
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 dictionaryAvaguṇa (अवगुण).—A fault, defect, demerit; अन्यदोषं परावगुणम् (anyadoṣaṃ parāvaguṇam) Malli. on Kirātārjunīya 13.48.
Derivable forms: avaguṇaḥ (अवगुणः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAvaguṇa (अवगुण):—[=ava-guṇa] mfn. deficient in good qualities (See ava-gaṇa).
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Avaguṇa (अवगुण) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Avaguṇa.
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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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryAvaguṇa (अवगुण) [Also spelled avagun]:—(nm) defect, demerit; vice; fault; [avaguṇī] demeritorious, of vicious disposition.
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Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary1) Avaguṇa (अवगुण) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Avaguṇa.
2) Avaguṇa (अवगुण) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Avaguṇa.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusAvaguṇa (ಅವಗುಣ):—[noun] a bad quality; an immoral habit; a blemish; a demerit.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Avakunam.
Ends with: Havaguna, Karanagunodbhavaguna.
Full-text: Avagana, Avakunam, Agana, Agan, Avagun, Nathavinem, Phalakata, Ugana, Khuna.
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