Kahani, Kahāṇī: 3 definitions
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Kahani 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 Dictionarykahāṇī (कहाणी).—f ( H) A tale or story; a tale of one's troubles or sorrows. v sāṅga, gā. 2 Instruction, admonition &c. Pr. upaḍē ghāgarīvara pāṇī nī mūrkhājavaḷa ka0 3 A disease incidental to the grain jōndhaḷā, smut. 4 A certain religious observance among women.
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kāhaṇī (काहणी).—For words beginning with kāha see under kahā.
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kāhanī (काहनी).—For words beginning with kāha see under kahā.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishkahāṇī (कहाणी).—f A tale, a story. Instruction, admonition.
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kāhaṇī (काहणी).—
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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryKahānī (कहानी):—(nf) a (short) story; tale; —[kalā] the art of story-telling; ~[kāra] a story-writer, story teller; —[gaḍhanā] to fabricate tales, to telltales.
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Kahanianakahani.
Ends with: Daivaci Kahani, Gharakahani, Kahanianakahani, Karmakahani, Ramakahani, Rematakahani, Rembatakahani, Shulkahani, Tarakahani.
Full-text: Kaini, Kahini, Murkha, Radakatha, Daivaci Kahani, Gharakahani, Tarakahani, Kahara, Samsarasukha, Kissa, Prema, Prem, Ram, Loka.
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