Mavashi, Mavāśī: 3 definitions

Introduction:

Mavashi means something in Marathi. 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 Dictionary

mavāśī (मवाशी) [or सी, sī].—f ( A Cattle.) The life and practices of a mavāsa or leader of a horde of banditti. 2 m A bandit, brigand, marauder. These people form a caste.

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māvaśī (मावशी) [or सी, sī].—f A maternal aunt.

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

māvaśī (मावशी) [-sī, -सी].—f A maternal aunt.

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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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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Māvaśi (ಮಾವಶಿ):—[noun] a sister of one’s mother.

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Māvaśī (ಮಾವಶೀ):—[noun] = ಮಾವಶಿ [mavashi].

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Māvasi (ಮಾವಸಿ):—[noun] = ಮಾವಶಿ [mavashi].

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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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