Maravi, Māravī: 4 definitions
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Maravi means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Tamil. 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.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarymāravī (मारवी).—f A shell-fish of a large kind. Its shell is called māraī.
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 DictionaryMāravī (मारवी):—[from mārava] f. Name of a [particular] musical scale, [Colebrooke]
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 corpusMaravi (ಮರವಿ):—[noun] a container made of soapstone or wood, with a wide mouth.
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Maṟavi (ಮಱವಿ):—
1) [noun] the state or fact of being ignorant; lack of knowledge, learning, information, etc.; ignorance.
2) [noun] the quality or condition of being negligent; habitual failure to do the required or routine things; negligence.
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Māravi (ಮಾರವಿ):—[noun] = ಮಾರುವ [maruva]; (?).
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconMaṟavi (மறவி) noun < மற-. [mara-.]
1. Forgetfulness; மறதி. பெருமறவியையோ [marathi. perumaraviyaiyo] (நற்றிணை [narrinai] 70).
2. Intoxicating liquor; கள். (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) [kal. (sudamaninigandu)]
3. Honey; தேன். மறவிபாய் வருக்கை [then. maravipay varukkai] (அரிச்சந்திர புராணம் நாட். [arichandira puranam nad.] 39).
4. Sweet toddy; பதநீர். ((சங்கத்தகராதி) தமிழ்சொல்லகராதி) [pathanir. ((sangathagarathi) thamizhsollagarathi)]
5. Forgetful person; மறதியுள்ளவன். மடிவஞ்சனையின் மறதி [marathiyullavan. madivanchanaiyin marathi] (சைவசமய நெறி ஆசாரிய. [saivasamaya neri asariya.] 18).
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Maṟavi (மறவி) noun cf. மறலி². [marali².] Envy; அழுக் காறு. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [azhug karu. (pingalagandu)]
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Maṟavi (மறவி) noun < மறு-. [maru-.]
1. Meanness; இழிவு. (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) [izhivu. (sudamaninigandu)]
2. Fault; குற்றம். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [kurram. (pingalagandu)]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Mara-vinaialar, Maravida, Maravika, Maravil, Maravilha, Maravili, Maravilicceti, Maravilla, Maravishaya.
Ends with: Karmaravi.
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