Ekaveni, Ekaveṇi, Eka-veni, Ekaveṇī: 10 definitions
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Ekaveni means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Tamil. 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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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryEkaveṇi (एकवेणि) or Ekaveṇī (एकवेणी).—f. a single braid of hair (worn by a woman as a mark of her separation from her husband &c.); गण्डाभोगात्कठिनविषमामेकवेणीं करेण (gaṇḍābhogātkaṭhinaviṣamāmekaveṇīṃ kareṇa) Meghadūta 93; °धरा (dharā) Ś.7; धृत° (dhṛta°) Ś.7.21.
Derivable forms: ekaveṇiḥ (एकवेणिः).
Ekaveṇi is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms eka and veṇi (वेणि).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryEkaveṇī (एकवेणी).—f. (-ṇī) 1. A single braid of hair. 2. A woman whose hair is tied in one braid. E. eka and veṇī a tress.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryEkaveṇi (एकवेणि).—or ekaveṇī [feminine] a single braid of hair (as a sign of mourning); ṇīdharā [feminine] wearing such a one.
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Ekaveṇī (एकवेणी).—1. [feminine] a single braid of hair (as a sign of mourning); ṇīdharā [feminine] wearing such a one.
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Ekaveṇī (एकवेणी).—2. [feminine] consisting of a single braid (hair).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Ekaveṇi (एकवेणि):—[=eka-veṇi] [from eka] f. a single braid of hair (worn by women, as a sign of mourning, when their husbands are dead or absent for a long period), [Śakuntalā; Rāmāyaṇa; Meghadūta]
2) [v.s. ...] a woman wearing her hair in the above manner.
3) Ekaveṇī (एकवेणी):—[=eka-veṇī] [from eka] f. a single braid of hair (worn by women, as a sign of mourning, when their husbands are dead or absent for a long period), [Śakuntalā; Rāmāyaṇa; Meghadūta]
4) [v.s. ...] a woman wearing her hair in the above manner.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryEkaveṇī (एकवेणी):—[eka-veṇī] (ṇī) 3. f. One braid of hair.
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusĒkavēṇi (ಏಕವೇಣಿ):—
1) [noun] a woman who has a single braid.
2) [noun] a flow of river, running without separating into branches; a single flow.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconĒkavēṇi (ஏகவேணி) [ēka-vēṇi] noun < idem. +. Goddess of misfortune, wearing one lock; ஒற்றைச் சடை யுடைய மூதேவி. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [orrais sadai yudaiya muthevi. (pingalagandu)]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryEkaveṇī (एकवेणी):—n. 1. single braided woman; 2. mourning woman;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Ends with: Dhritaikaveni.
Full-text: Veni, Dhritaikaveni, Klish.
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