Muravana, Muravaṇa: 2 definitions

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Muravana 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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Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

muravaṇa (मुरवण).—f n (muraviṇēṃ q. v.) Anything used to coagulate milk. 2 fig. Anything to bring down the pride or conceit of. 3 A pretence made or sought for sinking (i. e. embezzling) an amount or an item. 4 A term for any extensive and variouslydivided business in which, as vast expenditures are made, petty peculations and frauds are swallowed up and hidden. 5 A sum or an amount sunk or lost. 6 Blighted corn. 7 Layers of grass to ripen mangoes; a composition to mellow tobacco; materials generally to ripen or mellow.

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

muravaṇa (मुरवण).—f Anything used to coagulate milk. Fig. Anything to bring down the conceit or pride of. A pretence for embezzling.

context information

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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