Macana, Mācaṇa: 3 definitions
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Macana means something in Marathi, Hindi. 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Machna.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarymācaṇa (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-Englishmācaṇa (माचण).—f The filling up (the central portion of a terrace, &c.) with stones, &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 dictionary1) 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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See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Maca-naykati.
Ends with: Macamacana, Naramacana, Unmacana.
Full-text (+8): Matana, Macanem, Bhagadada, Khalabali, Dagadaca Maca, Gadar, Khalbali, Halacala, Bavamdara, Machan, Tahalka, Kuhram, Bavandar, Machna, Shor, Halchal, Trahi, Rar, Loot, Dhakapel.
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