Neca, Nēcā, Necā: 2 definitions
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Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarynēcā (नेचा).—m (Necha.) nēcarī f (Nechri.) Fern or brake, Pteris aquilina.
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nēcā (नेचा).—m ( P) A hukka-snake. 2 Applied, by synecdoche, to the hukkā or whole smoking apparatus. 3 (From the practice of smoking and sitting long over the nēcā) Sitting fast (as in dunning or other dogged application, or in taskenforcement). v dēūna basa, lāvūna basa, mārūna basa, gāḍūna basa or gāḍa.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishnēcā (नेचा).—m nēcarī f Fern Pteris aquilina.
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nēcā (नेचा).—m A hukka-snake. The hukkā or whole smoking apparatus. Sitting fast.
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nēca (नेच).—m n An eye.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Necaiya, Necakan, Necam, Necan, Necanayanar, Necanucari, Necavu, Necavukkaran, Necayika.
Ends with: Mun haneca, Ojo de muneca, Sandhibhaneca.
Full-text: Necanayanar.
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The Religion and Philosophy of Tevaram (Thevaram) (by M. A. Dorai Rangaswamy)
Nayanar 67: Nesa (Neca) < [Volume 4.1.1 - A comparative study of the Shaivite saints the Thiruthondathogai]
Chapter 3 - Tamilians and Religion < [Volume 4.1.2 - The conception of Paramanaiye Paduvar]
Chapter 2 - The cult of Atiyars (Adiyars) < [Volume 4.1.2 - The conception of Paramanaiye Paduvar]