Nangara, Nāṅgara, Namgara: 3 definitions
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarynāṅgara (नांगर) [or नागर, nāgara].—m (lāṅgala S) A plough. 2 (For nāṅgarakhuṇṭa) The spindle of a plough. 3 An anchor. 4 fig. A pen with a coarse broad nib; a coarse tooth of a comb &c.; a stump. nāṃ0 ucalaṇēṃ-ṭākaṇēṃ-sōḍaṇēṃ To give up ploughing or agriculture. The Ryots do so in cases of oppression &c. nāṃ0 dharaṇēṃ with vara of o. To oppress. nāṅgarāsa pāḷa A phrase signifying Laying hold of any little impediment to dawdle and loiter: also catching another up in his words. Pr. jēthēṃ jāvēṃ tēthēṃ nā0.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishnāṅgara (नांगर) [or nāgara, or नागर].—m A plough. The spindle of a plough. An anchor. A pen with a coarse broad nib. nāṅgara ucalaṇēṃ-ṭākaṇēṃ- sōḍaṇēṃ. To give up ploughing or agriculture. The Ryots do so in cases of oppression &c. nāṅgara dharaṇēṃ To oppress. nāṅgarāsa pāḷa Laying hold of any little impediment to dawdle and loiter: Pr. jēthēṃ jāvēṃ tēnthēṃ nāṅgara.
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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.
Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionaryṆaṃgara (णंगर) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Lāṅgala.
Ṇaṃgara has the following synonyms: Ṇaṃgala.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Nangarabandi, Nangarada, Nangarajota, Nangaraka, Nangarakhunta, Nangaraki, Nangaramodya, Nangaranem, Nangaranem Dunanem, Nangaranem-dunanem, Nangarani, Nangarani Dunani, Nangarani-tunani, Nangarapancami, Nangarapatti, Nangararana, Nangarata, Nangaravada, Nangaravata, Nangaravetha.
Ends with: Kanamgara, Krishnangara, Pancanangara.
Full-text: Nangala, Nangaravata, Nangarata, Gadhava, Nangaraki, Nangora, Nangarada, Langala, Nangari, Nangaranem, Nangariya, Pali, Malem, Phavadi, Pondha, Auta.
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