Mukhavadya, Mukhavādya, Mukha-vadya: 8 definitions
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Mukhavadya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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 Dictionarymukhavādya (मुखवाद्य).—n (S) Any instrument of music sounded by the mouth.
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMukhavādya (मुखवाद्य).—
1) an instrument of music sounded with the mouth, any wind-instrument.
2) a sound made with the mouth; (Mar. boṃba).
Derivable forms: mukhavādyam (मुखवाद्यम्).
Mukhavādya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mukha and vādya (वाद्य).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryMukhavādya (मुखवाद्य).—n.
(-dyaṃ) 1. A musical instrument played with the mouth, a jew’s harp. 2. Making a noise with the mouth by strinking it with the hand, playing on the mouth. E. mukha the mouth and vādya a musical instrument.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Mukhavādya (मुखवाद्य):—[=mukha-vādya] [from mukha] n. any musical instrument sounded with the mouth, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] (in the worship of Śiva) a kind of musical sound made with the m° (by striking it with the hand), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryMukhavādya (मुखवाद्य):—[mukha-vādya] (dyaṃ) 1. n. A musical instrument played with the mouth; playing on the mouth.
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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 corpusMukhavādya (ಮುಖವಾದ್ಯ):—[noun] any of the wind-instruments played by blowing the air from the mouth.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Vadya, Mukha.
Starts with: Mukhavadyeccha.
Ends with: Ekamukhavadya, Pancamukhavadya, Panchamukhavadya.
Full-text: Lingarcanatantra, Vadya, Gala.
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