Ovari, Ōvarī, Ovarī: 3 definitions

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Ovari 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

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

ōvarī (ओवरी).—f A common term for the several apartments under the portico or arcade which is erected along the course of the enclosing wall of a temple. They are designed for the accommodation of pilgrims and resident devotees. Derived probably from vāṃva a fathom, the apartments being one fathom in breadth.

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

ōvarī (ओवरी).—f A common term for several a- partments under the portico or arcade which is erected along the course of the enclosing wall of a temple.

context information

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

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Ōvari (ಓವರಿ):—

1) [noun] an inner portion of a house; inner apartments.

2) [noun] a position or space beside one.

3) [noun] (fig.) the state or quality of not being straightforward; a hiding of one’s real actions, intentions, etc.

4) [noun] the area at the tip of any of the angles formed at a street intersection; a corner.

5) [noun] the state of being near; proximity; nearness.

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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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