Alternative spellings of this word include Machna.

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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

mācaṇa (माचण).—f The filling up &c. v bhara. See the verb mācaṇēṃ.

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mācaṇa (माचण).—f Nautical term. Shifting of the sail in changing tacks. v ghē.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

mācaṇa (माचण).—f The filling up (the central portion of a terrace, &c.) with stones, &c.

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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 dictionary

1) Macanā (मचना) [Also spelled machna]:—(v) to be occasioned, to happen, to be caused, to be raised up, to be committed, to be perpetrated.

2) Macāna (मचान) [Also spelled machan]:—(nm) a raised platform (for shooting wild animals from or for scaring beasts away from farms); hence —[banānā/bāṃdhanā].

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Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Macāna (मचान):—n. stage;

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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: Maca-naykati, Macanai, Macanakkarai, Macanakkollai, Macanam, Macanattayyan.

Ends with: Macamacana, Naramacana, Unmacana.

Full-text (+8): Machan, Matana, Macanem, Bhagadada, Khalabali, Dagadaca Maca, Gadar, Khalbali, Halacala, Bavamdara, Tahalka, Kuhram, Bavandar, Machna, Shor, Halchal, Trahi, Rar, Loot, Dhakapel.

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