Malavata, Maḷavaṭa, Malavaṭa: 5 definitions
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Malavata 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.
The Sanskrit term Maḷavaṭa can be transliterated into English as Malavata or Maliavata, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarymaḷavaṭa (मळवट).—m The daub on the forehead of a child (at its marriage, thread-investiture &c.) of kuṅkūṃ or gandha, forming a bed for akṣatā (grains of rice) to be stuck. This daub or smearing is made also on the forehead of the child's father, mother, and others. v bhara, lāva. 2 n Potter's term. A pitcher prepared for the kiln, yet unburned.
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māḷavaṭa (माळवट).—a (māḷa & vaṭa Affix.) Abounding in elevated and meagre tracts--a country or district. 2 Similar or relating to māḷa or māḷajamīna--earth, soil.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishmaḷavaṭa (मळवट).—m The daub on the forehead of a child, &c., of kuṅkūṃ &c.
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māḷavaṭa (माळवट).—a Abounding in elevated and meagre tracts.
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryMālāvata (मालावत):—[=mālā-vata] [from mālā > māla] n. the dwelling of the Mālāvats, [Pāṇini 4-2, 72 [Scholiast or Commentator]]
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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.
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Partial matches: Vata, Maala, Mala.
Starts with: Malavatam.
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