Barasa, Bārasa, Barāsā: 4 definitions

Introduction:

Barasa means something in Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, 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 Baras.

Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

bārasa : (adj.) twelve.

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

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Marathi-English dictionary

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

bārasā (बारसा).—m sēṃ a The ceremony of naming a child on the 12th day after its birth. bāraśāsa jēvaṇēṃ To be old enough to be the father of.

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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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Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Barasa (बरस) [Also spelled baras]:—(nm) an year; ~[gāṃṭha] birthday.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Bārasa (ಬಾರಸ):—

1) [noun] the cardinal number twelve.

2) [noun] a ritual observed on the twelfth day from a child’s birth.

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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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