Gajani, Gajanī: 4 definitions

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Gajani means something in the history of ancient India, 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.

India history and geography

Source: Shodhganga: The society and politics in South Kanara 1500 AD to 1800 AD

Gajani refers to a classification of paddy-field according to inscriptions from South Canara (modern Dakshina Kannada).—In coastal region, a peculiar land formation known a gajani or khajjana was utilized for the cultivation of paddy, vegetables, coconut trees etc, In the first two decades of the sixteenth century, the agriculturists took interest in the formation of paddy fields from the marshy, hilly, rocky and other types of barren areas. In the third decade of the sixteenth century, they began to show interest in arecanut, pepper and other useful garden products.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

gajanī (गजनी).—f A kind of cloth. It is half silk and half cotton, and has waving stripes.

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

gajanī (गजनी).—f A kind of cloth. It is half silk and half cotton and has waving stripes.

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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

Gajani (ಗಜನಿ):—[noun] poor rice land.

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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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