Istri, Istrī: 4 definitions
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Istri means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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 Dictionaryistrī (इस्त्री).—f (strī S through H) A smoothing iron. 2 Ironing.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishistrī (इस्त्री).—f Ironing; a smoothing iron.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryIstrī (इस्त्री) or Istrikā.—q.v., woman: Lalitavistara 220.5 (verse) [Page116-b+ 18] istrika (n. pl., or stem in composition with foll.) dārakāś ca; Mahāvastu i.244.5 (prose) istrikāye (v.l. iṣṭikāye), gen. sg.
Istrī can also be spelled as Istri (इस्त्रि).
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Istrī (इस्त्री).—(= Aśokan id. [Shāh., Mān.]; Sanskrit strī; see s.v. iṣṭikā, iṣṭī), woman: Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 358.6; 455.3; Lalitavistara 42.17; 80.10; 193.14 (istriya gen. pl., = striyām); 195.16; 242.17; 330.14, 18; 340.1; Mahāvastu i.303.20; 304.4; all the prec. verses; Mahāvastu ii.70.1 (prose) istriyā (instr. sg.; v.l. iṣṭiyā) sma parājitā, na ca kahiṃcit istriyo (n. pl.; v.l. iṣṭiyā, q.v.) rājā, sarvatra puruṣo (Senart °ṣā) rājā; 71.1 istriye (instr. sg., v.l. iṣṭiye); 321.23 istrī-(v.l. iṣṭī-) sahasraiḥ; iii.26.21 istriye (oblique case); 84.8, 14 istrīhi (instr. pl.); Śikṣāsamuccaya 242.13 (verse) istriṇāṃ (gen. pl.); Gaṇḍavyūha 254.16 (verse) istri-koṭi; 255.18 (verse) istri-gaṇaś ca.
Istrī can also be spelled as Istri (इस्त्रि).
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 corpusIstri (ಇಸ್ತ್ರಿ):—[noun] the act of pressing (clothes or cloth) smooth or flat with a hot iron; ironing.
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Istrī (ಇಸ್ತ್ರೀ):—[noun] = ಇಸ್ತ್ರಿ [istri].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Istriele, Istrigara, Istrika, Istripettige, Istriyagara.
Ends with (+4): Abhistri, Adhistri, Atistri, Atristri, Aviyistri, Bandistri, Bhratristri, Dvistri, Giristri, Kalapistri, Mistri, Munistri, Nistri, Paristri, Pratinistri, Pratistri, Pravistri, Rajistri, Rishistri, Samparistri.
Full-text: Ishti, Istiri, Istrika, Ishtiya, Ishtika, Striya, Atmaniya.
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