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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Livī (लिवी).—f. = लिपि (lipi) q. v.

See also (synonyms): libi.

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Livi (लिवि).—f. = लिपि (lipi) q. v.

Derivable forms: liviḥ (लिविः).

See also (synonyms): limpi.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Livi (लिवि).—f. (-viḥ-vī) Writing, hand-writing, or a writing, a manuscript. E. lip to smear, (with ink,) Unadi aff. ik, with the vowel unchanged, and va substituted for pa .

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Livi (लिवि):—[from lip] f. = [preceding] [Uṇādi-sūtra iv, 119 [Scholiast or Commentator]] ([according to] to [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] also vī).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Livi (लिवि):—[(viḥ-vī)] 2. 3. f. Writing.

[Sanskrit to German]

Livi in German

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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.

Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

Livi (लिवि) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Lipi.

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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 corpus

Livi (ಲಿವಿ):—[noun] = ಲಿಪಿ - [lipi -] 3.

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Livi (ಲಿವಿ):—[noun] the quality of being very light.

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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: Livid amaranth, Livikara, Livila, Livilo, Livimkara, Living Being, Livingstone garcinia, Livinkara, Livisadhane, Livistona chinensis, Livistona jenkinsiana.

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Full-text: Livikara, Libi, Livimkara, Lipi, Livisadhane, Libimkara, Limpi, Livinkara, Gandharvalipi, Libikara.

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