Nakati, Nākāṭī: 4 definitions

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Nakati means something in Marathi, Hindi, Tamil. 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

nākāṭī (नाकाटी) [or नाकाटणी, nākāṭaṇī].—f (nāka & kāṭaṇī. Cutting off the nose of.) Bringing down the lofty nose (conceit or disdain) of; i.e. rating or scolding vehemently: also lowering the pride of or humbling more gen. v kara g. of o. Sometimes the verb nākāṭaṇēṃ is made (To rate, scold, snub &c.)

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

nākāṭī (नाकाटी) [or nākāṭaṇī, or नाकाटणी].—f Bringing down the lofty nose (conceit or disdain) of; rating or scolding vehemently.

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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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Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Nakaṭī (नकटी):—(nf) feminine form of [nakaṭā] (see); snot, nasal mucus.

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Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Nakati (நகதி) noun < Urdu naqdī.

1. Person having ready money; ரொக்கக்காரன். [rokkakkaran.]

2. Bullion, gold or silver in the mass; பொற்கட்டி முதலியன. [porkatti muthaliyana.]

3. Land revenue in money; பண மாகச் செலுத்தும் நிலத்தீர்வை. [pana magas seluthum nilathirvai.] (R. T.)

4. See நக்தி. [nagthi.] (C. G.)

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Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.

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