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 Dictionarymapa (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-Englishmāpa (माप).—n A measure; measuring.
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 dictionaryMāpa (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.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusMāpa (ಮಾಪ):—[noun] Viṣṇu, the consort of Lakṣmi.
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Māpa (ಮಾಪ):—[noun] = ಮಾಪು [mapu]2.
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 Dictionary1) Māpa (माप):—n. 1. measurement; measure; standard; 2. measuring; survey; 3.scale; measuring scale;
2) Māpā (मापा):—adj. formidable; wild;
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 (+32): Mapacoka, Mapadanda, Mapadi, Mapadu, Mapadya, Mapaim, Mapak, Mapaka, Mapaki, Mapako, Mapakundika, Mapala, Mapalan, Mapalapuli, Mapali, Mapaliccevikkirai, Mapalivanan, Mapamadakandara, Mapamka, Mapana.
Ends with (+22): Adamapa, Amapa, Asomapa, Atmapa, Bhusaramapa, Botadharani Mapa, Chakadicem Mapa, Dhanyamapa, Dharemapa, Dharmapa, Dhumapa, Ghabadamapa, Gurumapa, Hatadharani Mapa, Jaihmapa, Janmapa, Jokhamapa, Kailimapa, Karmapa, Kolhapuri Mapa.
Full-text (+27): Mapati, Bhasmap, Vajani Mapa, Umopa, Rastimapa, Tadanem, Hatadharani Mapa, Mava, Mapatem, Amupa, Mapari, Dhalata, Bolambola, Tarantara, Kolhapuri Mapa, Tudumbamba, Thapicem Mapa, Apacyu, Mapi, Barula.
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Tattvartha Sutra (with commentary) (by Vijay K. Jain)
Verse 7.30 - The transgressions of Digvirati-vrata (direction-limiting vow) < [Chapter 7 - The Five Vows]
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Warfare and Military System in Vedic Literature (by Rinki Deka)
Kingship and Warfare < [Chapter 2 - Military System as Revealed in the Vedic Texts]
A Short history of Lanka (by Humphry William Codrington)