Marmi, Marmī: 5 definitions
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Marmi means something in Marathi, Hindi, 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 Dictionarymarmī (मर्मी).—a (marma) That is acquainted with the mysteries and secrets of. 2 That is deeply or intimately versed in. 3 Poignant, stinging, cutting, satirical--speech.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishmarmī (मर्मी).—a Poignant; see marmajña.
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 dictionaryMarmī (मर्मी):—(a) knowing the secret/inner meaning.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusMarmi (ಮರ್ಮಿ):—[noun] a man who tends to conceal his thoughts, feelings, affairs, plants, etc. from others; a secretive man.
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 LexiconMarmi (மர்மி) noun < மர்மம். [marmam.] Local usage
1. One who keeps a secret; இரகசியத்தை வெளிவிடாத வன். [iragasiyathai velividatha van.]
2. Cunning person; தந்திரி. [thanthiri.]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
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Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 2.8.75 < [Chapter 8 - The Manifestation of Opulences]
Roman Egypt to peninsular India (patterns of trade) (by Sunil Gupta)
1.1. Western India: Spatial Analyses of Trade Routes < [Chapter 5 - Archaeology of Roman Maritime Commerce]
Appendix 1 - Sites in the India yielding Artefacts of Mediterranean Origin and Imitation
1. Amphora (Double-Handled Clay Jars) < [Chapter 2 - Archaeological Indicators of Mediterranean Sea Trade]
Reverberations of Dharmakirti’s Philosophy (by Birgit Kellner)
Whence the Five Fingers? < [Volume 79 (2018)]