Nacana, Nācaṇa: 3 definitions
Introduction:
Nacana means something in 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 Nachana.
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Marathi-English dictionary
nācaṇa (नाचण).—f or nācaṇaghugarī f A coquette, wanton, flirt, rig, an airy and loose woman.
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nācaṇā (नाचणा).—m nācaṇī f A grain, Cynosurus corocanus, or Eleusine corocana, Raggy. nācaṇā expresses the larger or coarser raggy; nācaṇī a fine variety. The species or varieties are numerous; viz. aśvinagōrī, kāḷapērī, ganthaḍyā, garavī ambaṇī, garavī śēta- gaurī, gaurīcā haḷavā, jābarī, jōgīṇa, ratnī, lōdyā, śēta- āḍagarā, sāṭhērī, haḷavī ambaṇī, haḷavī gaurī.
nācaṇa (नाचण).—
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nācaṇā (नाचणा).—m nācaṇī f A grain, Cynosurus corocanus, or Eleusine corocana, Raggy.
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
1) Nacānā (नचाना) [Also spelled nachana]:—(v) to cause/make somebody to dance (to one’s tune), to cause to act at will; to move the pupil(s) of the eye(s); (as [āṃkha]—); to harass; to tease.
2) Nācanā (नाचना) [Also spelled nachna]:—(v) to dance; to run about; ~[nā -gānā] dancing and singing, merry-making; ~[ne vālī] a dancing girl.
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+0): Naca-nacaenal, Nacanaca, Nacanaghugari, Nacanai, Nacanam, Nacanan, Nacananu, Nacanatcattiram.
Full-text (+8): Gimavasa, Karala, Nacanenkumbari, Shetaadagara, Adamuthica, Umgali, Ambila, Nachna, Nachana, Themga, Ishara, Dusara, Thenga, Dusra, Lunga, Naca, Ragi, Nach, Hurada, Kal.
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Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 189 < [Bengali-Hindi-English, Volume 3]
Page 805 < [Hindi-Kashmiri-English Volume 1]
Page 239 < [Marathi-Hindi-English, Volume 2]
Divine Politicking: A Rhetorical Approach to Deity Possession in the Himalayas < [Volume 7, Issue 9 (2016)]
Further sources of Vijayanagara history (by K. A. Nilakanta Sastri)
Chapter 1 - Nature of the Sources < [Volume 1]
Chapter 2 - The history of Kampili < [Volume 1]
Index and Errata < [Volume 1]