Avai, Avaī: 4 definitions
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Marathi-English dictionary
avaī (अवई).—f Fame, report, rumor, bruit.
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avāī (अवाई).—f A report or rumor; popular talk. Pr. tavāī puravatē a0 puravata nāhīṃ.
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āvaī (आवई).—f (Or avaī) Fame, report, rumor.
avaī (अवई).—f Rumour, fame, report.
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avāī (अवाई).—f A rumour; common talk.
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āvaī (आवई).—f Fame, report, rumour.
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.
Prakrit-English dictionary
1) Avai (अवै) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Avratin.
2) Avāi (अवाइ) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Apāyin.
3) Āvai (आवै) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Āpad.
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.
Tamil dictionary
Avai (அவை) pronominal < அ. [a.] Those, neutral pl.; அப்பொருள்கள். [apporulkal.]
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Avai (அவை) [avaittal] 11 transitive verb [Telugu:. abay.]
1. To pound, thump, in a mortar; நெல் முதலி யவற்றைக் குற்றுதல். தீங்கரும்பு நல்லுலக்கை யாகச் செழுமுத்தம் . . . அவைப்பார் [nel muthali yavarraig kurruthal. thingarumbu nallulakkai yagas sezhumutham . . . avaippar] (சிலப்பதிகாரம் அரும்பதவுரை [silappathigaram arumbathavurai] 29, வள்ளலார்சாத்திரம்ைப். [vallaip.]).
2. To cuff, prod; கையாற்குத்துதல். ஆவி யயர்ந் துனதங்கை யவைத்தலின் [kaiyarkuthuthal. avi yayarn thunathangai yavaithalin] (சேதுபுராணம் தேவிபுர. [sethupuranam thevipura.] 61).
3. To cook, boil; அவித்தல். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [avithal. (pingalagandu)]
4. To press down, crush; நெரித்தல். இறைவிரலா லவைத்து கந்த வீசா [nerithal. iraivirala lavaithu kantha visa] (தேவாரம் [thevaram] 1161, 11).
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Avai (அவை) noun < sabhā.
1. Assembly of men; மாந்தர் கூட்டம். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [manthar kuttam. (pingalagandu)]
2. Assembly of learned men; அறிவுடையோர் கூட்டம். அவையறி தல் (திருக்குறள்). [arivudaiyor kuttam. avaiyari thal (thirukkural).]
3. Learned men, poets; புலவர். (திவா.) [pulavar. (thiva.)]
4. Assembly hall; சபாமண்டபம். தம னியத் தவைக்கண் [sapamandapam. thama niyath thavaikkan] (கந்தபு. நகரழி. [kanthapu. nagarazhi.] 6).
5. Theatre; நாடகவரங்கு. கூத்தாட்டவை [nadagavarangu. kuthattavai] (திருக்குறள் [thirukkural], 332).
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
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Starts with (+15): Avai-alkilavi, Avaibhidaka, Avaicarika, Avaicarikate, Avaidagdhya, Avaidh, Avaidh-vivaah, Avaidha, Avaidha-vivaha, Avaidhacarana, Avaidhacharan, Avaidhanik, Avaidhanika, Avaidharmya, Avaidhata, Avaidhavya, Avaidhta, Avaidika, Avaidikadarshanasamgraha, Avaidikagama.
Full-text (+71): Avainanku, Avaipparicaram, Bajaraaphava, Avaiyatakku, Kuraiyavai, Tiyavai, Avai-alkilavi, Avaiyatakkam, Tavai, Niraiyavai, Avaikkalam, Avaiyari, Apayin, Avaiyal, Uyiravai, Nallavai, Apad, Av, Avratin, Camuvaram.
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