Kanyaratna, Kanya-ratna, Kanyāratna: 5 definitions
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Kanyaratna 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 Dictionarykanyāratna (कन्यारत्न).—n (S A daughter viewed as a gem.) A term of endearment for a daughter.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishkanyāratna (कन्यारत्न).—n A term of endearment for a daughter.
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKanyāratna (कन्यारत्न).—a very fine girl; कन्यारत्नमयोनिजन्म भवतामास्ते (kanyāratnamayonijanma bhavatāmāste) Mv.1.3.
Derivable forms: kanyāratnam (कन्यारत्नम्).
Kanyāratna is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kanyā and ratna (रत्न).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKanyāratna (कन्यारत्न):—[=kanyā-ratna] [from kanyā > kana] n. ‘girl-jewel’, an excellent maiden, a lovely girl.
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 corpusKanyāratna (ಕನ್ಯಾರತ್ನ):—[noun] an excellent, virtuous virgin.
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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Partial matches: Ratna, Kanya.
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