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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Avāvan (अवावन्).—m. विड्वनोरनुनासिकस्यात् (viḍvanoranunāsikasyāt) [Said to be fr. ओण् (oṇ) f. P.VI.4.41] A thief, stealing away. अवावा ब्राह्मणी (avāvā brāhmaṇī) S. K.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Avāvan (अवावन्).—m.

(-vā) A thief. E. oṇa to take away, vanip aff.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Avāvan (अवावन्):—mf(varī)n. (√oṇ, [Pāṇini 4-1, 7] [commentator or commentary]), one who carries off, a thief, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Avāvan (अवावन्):—(vā) 5. m. A thief.

[Sanskrit to German]

Avavan in German

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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.

Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Avāvaṉ (அவாவன்) noun < idem. Avaricious person; ஆசையுடையவன். கோவி யவாவன் [asaiyudaiyavan. kovi yavavan] (சைவசமய நெறி ஆசா. [saivasamaya neri asa.] 17).

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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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