Nahala, Nahalā, Nāhala: 10 definitions
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Nahala means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, 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.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarynahalā (नहला).—m A small finishing trowel.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishnahalā (नहला).—m A small finishing trowel. A cool place.
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 dictionaryNāhala (नाहल).—a man of an outcast-tribe.
Derivable forms: nāhalaḥ (नाहलः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryNāhala (नाहल).—m.
(-laḥ) A man of a barbarous or outcast tribe.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Nāhala (नाहल):—m. a man of a barbarous or outcast tribe
2) [plural] Name of a non-Āryan people (= mleccha), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryNāhala (नाहल):—(laḥ) 1. m. A barbarian.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryNahalā (नहला):—(nm) the nine in playing cards, a playing card with nine pips; ~[le para dahalā] to go one better, to outdo an adversary.
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Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionaryṆāhala (णाहल) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Lāhala.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusNāhala (ನಾಹಲ):—[noun] a man of lowest caste or an outcaste.
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Nāhaḷa (ನಾಹಳ):—[noun] = ನಾಹಲ [nahala].
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)
Starts with: Nahalai, Nahalana, Nahalavana.
Ends with: Arasenahala, Kuppamanahala, Manahala, Taunahala.
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