Navannapurnima, Navānnapūrṇimā: 2 definitions

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

navānnapūrṇimā (नवान्नपूर्णिमा).—f (S) The day (in the Konkaṇ) of full moon of āśvina, (in the dēśa) of full moon of māgha, the feast of the annats or first-fruits. This difference arises from the eating of rice in the Konkaṇ, which comes in in āśvina, and of wheat in the dēśa, ready in māgha.

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

navānnapūrṇimā (नवान्नपूर्णिमा).—f The day (in the Konkan) of full moon of āśvina, (in the dēśa) of full moon of māgha, the feast of the annates or first-fruits.

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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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