Karavana, Kāravāna: 4 definitions
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Karavana means something in Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit. 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 Dictionarykāravāna (कारवान).—n ( P) A caravan. A word introduced from the Persian, and applied both to a company of Arab horse-dealers as encamped with their horses, and to an individual of the company.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishkāravāna (कारवान).—n A caravan.
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.
Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary1) Karāvaṇa (करावण) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Kāraṇa.
2) Kāravaṇa (कारवण) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Kāraṇa.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusKāravāna (ಕಾರವಾನ):—
1) [noun] a company of travelers, esp. of merchants or pilgrims traveling together for safety, as through a desert.
2) [noun] a person who sells; a seller; a vendor.
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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Starts with: Karavanad.
Ends with: Cakaravana, Karnikaravana, Kimkaravana, Lokaravana, Pushkaravana.
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