Manahani, Mana-hani, Mānahāni: 7 definitions
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Manahani means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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 Manhani.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarymānahāni (मानहानि).—f (S māna & hāni Loss, destruction.) Dishonor, disgrace, disrepute, ignominy.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishmānahāni (मानहानि).—f Dishonour, disgrace.
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMānahāni (मानहानि).—f. injury reputation or honour, humiliation, mortification, insult, indignity.
Derivable forms: mānahāniḥ (मानहानिः).
Mānahāni is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms māna and hāni (हानि). See also (synonyms): mānabhaṅga.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryMānahāni (मानहानि):—[=māna-hāni] [from māna] f. loss of honour, [Apte’s The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryMānahāni (मानहानि) [Also spelled manhani]:—(nf) defamation; —[kā dāvā] defamation suit; —[saṃbaṃdhī] defamatory.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusMānahāni (ಮಾನಹಾನಿ):—[noun] a defaming or being defamed; detraction, slander or libel; defamation.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryMānahāni (मानहानि):—n. disrespect; slander; contempt;
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.
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Ends with: Abhimanahani.
Full-text: Manhani, Manabhanga.
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