Pahiya, Pahiyā: 3 definitions

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Pahiya means something in the history of ancient India, Hindi. 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.

India history and geography

Source: Singhi Jain Series: Ratnaprabha-suri’s Kuvalayamala-katha (history)

Pahiya (पहिय) refers to a “traveller”, according to Uddyotanasūri in his 8th-century Kuvalayamālā (a Prakrit Campū, similar to Kāvya poetry).—The Kuvalayamala (779 A.D.) is full of cultural material which gains in value because of the firm date of its composition. [...] Page 59.4: There is a reference to a gujjara-pahiya, that is, a traveller of the Gujjara clan which seems to be one of the earliest references to the Gūrjara settled down in the region of south Rajasthan and Gujarat.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Languages of India and abroad

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Pahiyā (पहिया):—(nm) a wheel; ~[yedāra] wheeled, moving on wheels; ~[ye laganā, pāṃva meṃ] to go/move very fast (as if on wheels).

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Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Pahiyā (पहिया):—n. wheel;

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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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