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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

āyaṇḍā (आयंडा).—m C A load or mass of rice-plants as just reaped and brought in to be thrashed. A bundle or truss of the straw (after thrashing) is paḍhā, pēṇḍakā, pēṇḍakēṃ, āyaṇḍyācī pēṇḍhī. 2 In some districts ā0 is A wad, or large and loosely bound bundle of Rice-straw. 3 A cord appropriated to the service of binding the quantity of rice-plants taken to be thrashed.

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

āyaṇḍā (आयंडा).—m A mass of unthrashed rice- plants. The cord used to tie the mass.

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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.

Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

Ayaṃḍa (अयंड) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Akāṇḍa.

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Ayamdama, Ayamdappu.

Ends with: Bhayamda, Gayamda, Mayanda, Nayamda, Payanda, Sala Ayanda, Shayanda.

Full-text: Akanda.

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