Davani, Dāvaṇī: 2 definitions

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Davani means something in Marathi. 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

dāvaṇī (दावणी).—a (dāvaṇa) Belonging to a team or line--a bullock &c.

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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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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Ḍāvaṇi (ಡಾವಣಿ):—

1) [noun] a rope for tying cattle in a row.

2) [noun] the state of being tied or bound.

3) [noun] a number of persons or things arranged in a line, esp. a straight line; a row.

4) [noun] a large number of people assembled at a place together; a group; a crowd.

5) [noun] a shed for cattle.

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Davaṇi (ದವಣಿ):—

1) [noun] a rope for tying cattle in a row.

2) [noun] the state of being tied or bound.

3) [noun] a number of persons or things arranged in a line, esp. a straight line; a row.

4) [noun] a large number of people assembled at a place together; a group; a crowd.

5) [noun] a shed for cattle.

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Davani (ದವನಿ):—[noun] = ದವಣಿ [davani].

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Dāvaṇi (ದಾವಣಿ):—

1) [noun] a rope; a thick cord.

2) [noun] a number of things tied together with a rope.

3) [noun] a number of people, animals or things arranged so as to form a line; a row.

4) [noun] a group of persons, animals or things gathered together; an assemblage.

5) [noun] a building used as a shelter for cattle.

6) [noun] a long trough for feeding fodder to cattle tied in a row.

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Dāvaṇi (ದಾವಣಿ):—[noun] a huge sword.

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Dāvaṇi (ದಾವಣಿ):—[noun] an oblong, unsewn, cloth worn by girls to cover mainly the front, upper portion of their body.

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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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