Nalabandi, Nalabamdi, Nālabandī: 4 definitions

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Nalabandi 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

[«previous next»] — Nalabandi in Marathi glossary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

nālabandī (नालबंदी).—f ( P) The price of shoeing a horse. 2 The business or occupation of a nālabanda, horse-shoeing. 3 fig. The preparation of cavalry to take the field. 4 Stoppage from the monthly pay of public servants, in order the more effectually to control them. 5 A small advance of pay made to horse-soldiers on engaging them, or on dispatching them upon any service.

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

nālabandī (नालबंदी).—f The price of shoeing a horse, horse-shoeing. The preparation of cavalry to take the field. Stoppage from the monthly pay of public servant. A small advance of pay made to horse-soldiers on engaging them, or on dispatching them upon any service.

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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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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Nalabandi in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Nālabaṃdi (ನಾಲಬಂದಿ):—[noun] the profession of nailing shoes to the hooves of oxen, horses, etc.

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Nāḷabaṃdi (ನಾಳಬಂದಿ):—[noun] the profession of nailing shoes to the hooves of oxen, horses, etc.

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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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Nepali dictionary

[«previous next»] — Nalabandi in Nepali glossary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Nālabandī (नालबन्दी):—n. 1. a farrier; 2. making and fitting horse shoes; 3. gambling charge; 4. a kind of governmental tax;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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