Mishala, Miśāḷa, Miśāla, Mīsāla: 5 definitions

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Mishala means something in the history of ancient India, 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 Misal.

India history and geography

Source: Project Gutenberg: Castes and Tribes of Southern India, Volume 1

Misala (“whiskers”) is one of the many exogamous septs (division) among the Boyas (an old fighting caste of Southern India). The Boyas were much prized as fighting men in the stirring times of the eighteenth century .

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

miśāḷa (मिशाळ) [or ळा, ḷā].—a (miśī) Having full and bushy mustaches.

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misala (मिसल).—f ( A) One's proper place ( in an assembly): one's regular or appointed spot (for pitching one's tent in a camp).

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misaḷa (मिसळ).—f misaḷā m (miśraṇa) Mixture; mixed or mingled state. 2 A mixed or mingled mass. 3 An association or a company.

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misaḷa (मिसळ).—a (miśra S) Mixed or mingled;--used of grain or fruits, of kinds or varieties of things generally.

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misaḷā (मिसळा).—m See under misaḷa.

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

miśāḷa (मिशाळ).—a Having full and bushy mustaches.

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misala (मिसल).—f One's proper place.

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misaḷa (मिसळ).—m ḷā m Mixture; mixed mass, a company.

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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

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Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Misāla (मिसाल) [Also spelled misal]:—(nf) precedent; example; —[ke taura para/~na] for example, to cite an example.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Mīsala (ಮೀಸಲ):—[adjective] = ಮೀಸಲು [misalu]1.

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Mīsala (ಮೀಸಲ):—[noun] = ಮೀಸಲು [misalu]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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