Dabana, Dābaṇa: 3 definitions

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Dabana 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

dābaṇa (दाबण).—n A weight placed to press down.

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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

1) Dabanā (दबना):—(v) to be pressed; to yield; to submit, to act in a submissive manner; to be subdued, to be repressed; to be tamed; to give way; to be covered; to be concealed; to be hushed up; to cool down; [dabī āvāja] subdued tone; [dabī jabāna se kahanā] to speak in a subdued tone, to say in a hushed manner; [dabe-dabāe rahanā] to lie subdued, to be tamed; [dabe pāṃva] (walking) quietly/stealthily; [dabe svara se (meṃ)] in a subdued/hushed manner; in whispers.

2) Dabānā (दबाना) [Also spelled dababa]:—(v) to press, to press down; to suppress, to cause to yield/submit, to coerce; to cow down, to subdue; to hush up; to cool down; to cover.

3) Dābanā (दाबना):—(v) to press; to press down; to keep in check.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Ḍabāṇa (ಡಬಾಣ):—[noun] = ಡಮಾನ [damana].

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Dabāṇa (ದಬಾಣ):—[noun] a set of two big drums, hung on either side of an ox, horse, camel, etc. taken in procession on festive occasions.

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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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