Basani, Basaṇī: 4 definitions

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Basani means something in 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.

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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

basaṇī (बसणी).—f (Verbal of basaṇēṃ) A sitting, a session. Ex. ēkā basaṇīsa myāṃ śambhara banda lihilē. 2 The sitting member of the body, the seat. ēkā basaṇīṃ At one session or sitting.

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bāsanī (बासनी).—a Used as, fit for &c. a vāsana or wrapper --a cloth.

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

basaṇī (बसणी).—f A sitting, a session. Ex. ēkā basaṇīsa myāṃ śambhara banda lihilē. ēkā basaṇīṃ At one session or sitting.

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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

Basanī (बसनी):—(nf) a long and narrow bag (for carrying cash coins).

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Basani (ಬಸನಿ):—[noun] a man addicted or being enslaved to a habit or practice obsessively; an addict.

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Bāsaṇi (ಬಾಸಣಿ):—[noun] = ಬಾಸಣ [basana].

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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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