Mapa, Māpā: 6 definitions

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Mapa 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 Maap.

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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

mapa (मप) [or मपस, mapasa].—prep (Vulgar for majapāsīṃ) With me; about me; in my possession.

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māpa (माप).—n (Commonly mōpa) A large sundried brick.

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māpa (माप).—n (māpana S) Determining by a measure (whether of weight, capacity, length, or time), measuring. v kara, cālava, ghē, māṇḍa, lāva. 2 unc Determining by numbering. Ex. āmbyācēṃ māpa jhālēṃ mhaṇajē khuradyācēṃ māpa ghē. 3 The amount or quantity determined by measurement, the measure. Ex. dāhā khaṇḍī māpa bharalēṃ; vīsa hāta kāpaḍa bharalēṃ. 4 A measuring instrument or means, a measure (of weight, capacity, length &c.); as vajanī māpa, kailī māpa, dhānyamāpa, kāpaḍācēṃ māpa &c.; any means of measuring. 5 A portion measured off. Ex. tyā khāñcarānta cāra māpēṃ āhēta. 6 In Khandesh māpa is a measure of twelve ḍōḷē or four pāyalī. See under ḍōḷā. āpalyā māpānēṃ mōjaṇēṃ To measure by one's own bushel (standard). tēṃ māpa kutaṛyānēṃ nēlēṃ That matter is amongst the by-gones, Fuit Ilium. māpa āṇi mahāpāpa A (false) measure is an abomination. Deut. xxv. 13--15.

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

māpa (माप).—n A measure; measuring.

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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.

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Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Māpa (माप) [Also spelled maap]:—(nm) measurement/measure; size; dimension; ~[kra] meter; measurer; ~[krama] a scale; ~[citra] plan; -[tola] complete assessment, full investigation; weights and measures; ~[daṃḍa] touchstone; standard; ~[na] measuring.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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

Māpa (माप) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Mava.

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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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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Māpa (ಮಾಪ):—[noun] Viṣṇu, the consort of Lakṣmi.

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Māpa (ಮಾಪ):—[noun] = ಮಾಪು [mapu]2.

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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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Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

1) Māpa (माप):—n. 1. measurement; measure; standard; 2. measuring; survey; 3.scale; measuring scale;

2) Māpā (मापा):—adj. formidable; wild;

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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.

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