Nagava, Nāgavā: 3 definitions

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Nagava 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

nāgavā (नागवा).—a (nagna S) Naked. Note. nāgavā is not applied to a man naked from head to foot, provided he have the pudenda covered. To express Naked in the English sense some enhancing additament is needed. 2 Poor, penniless, destitute. 3 Bankrupt. nāgavēṃ kōlhēṃ or nāgavī savāśīṇa bhēṭaṇēṃ (To meet a naked jackal or married woman.) Said of one who has met with unexpected good luck. nāgavēṃ nācaṇēṃ To be extravagantly glad; to dance for joy. nāgavyā gōṣṭī sāṅgaṇēṃ-karaṇēṃ To speak out, bluntly, plainly, not mincingly or delicately.

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

nāgavā (नागवा).—a Naked. nāgavēṃ kōlhēṃ bhēṭaṇēṃ Said of one who has met with unexpected good luck. nāgavēṃ nācaṇēṃ To be extrava- gantly glad; to dance for joy. nāgavyā gōṣṭī sāṅgaṇēṃ-karaṇēṃ To speak out bluntly, plainly, not mincingly or delicately.

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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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Nāgava (ನಾಗವ):—[noun] the tenth karaṇa or astronomical period.

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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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