Kamai, Kamāī, Kamāi: 4 definitions
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Kamai means something in Marathi, Hindi, 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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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarykamāī (कमाई).—f ( H) Gains, profits, earnings. 2 The various operations (of manuring, raking &c.) in dressing up a field: (of kneading, rolling &c.) in preparing dough: (of treading &c.) in tempering mortar: (of mingling ingredients, levigating, mashing, compounding &c. &c.) in working up any thing: the breaking in or training (of a horse &c.)
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 dictionaryKamāī (कमाई):—(nf) earnings; —[huī] ([deha]) built up (body-through exercise etc.), strong and muscular.
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Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconKamai (கமை) [kamaittal] 11 transitive verb < kṣamā. See கமி³- [kami³-], 1. அடியேன் பிழைத்தேனாயினு நீ கமைக்க வேண்டும் [adiyen pizhaithenayinu ni kamaikka vendum] (விநாயகபு. [vinayagapu.] 33, 13).
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Kamai (கமை) noun < idem. Patience, forbearance, lenity, endurance; பொறுமை. கமை யினை யுடையராகி [porumai. kamai yinai yudaiyaragi] (தேவாரம் [thevaram] 1104, 5).
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Kamai (கமை) noun cf. kṣmā-bhṛt. Mountain; வைத்திய மலையகராதி கமையாகி நின்ற கனலே போற்றி [vaithiya malaiyagarathi kamaiyagi ninra kanale porri] (தேவாரம் [thevaram] 1160, 8).
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Kamai (கமை) [kamaital] 4 transitive verb To be full; நிரம்புதல். கமையாக் காதல் [nirambuthal. kamaiyag kathal] (சங்கற்ப நிராகரணம் [sangarpa niragaranam] 2).
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 Dictionary1) Kamāi (कमाइ):—n. income; returns; mode of earning;
2) Kamai (कमै):—adj. emph. little;
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)
Starts with: Kamaibogi, Kamaica Hina, Kamainu, Kamaippu, Kamaiya.
Full-text (+1): Pasinako-kamai, Kanta-gur-kamai, Kamavinem, Kantagur-kamai, Kamaippu, Mashakkata, Kshamai, Mashakkat, Kaiyoliyamai, Naranaranar, Kutalaimai, Kamaica Hina, Neech, Punniyam, Pasina, Harama, Gadha, Haram, Nica, Khuna.
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