Parantu, Paramtu, Parāntu, Paṟaṇṭu, Paṟāṇṭu: 7 definitions

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Parantu means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, Hindi, Tamil. 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

parantu (परंतु).—conj (S) But, yet, nevertheless, notwithstanding. This conjunction is often used by foreigners for the adverb tara. There is great and important difference betwixt the two, to be fully apprehended however only through close attention and careful practice. As a serviceable although imperfect rule, it may be stated that parantu is always, more or less plainly, objective, adversative, or interruptive. Never therefore require parantu to take any other standing, or to carry on a sentence in continuous and smooth flow. tara, although often occurring as corrective, qualifying, substitutionary, supplementary &c., or as a subtil and elusive expletive, should be steadily regarded by the learner as the correlative of jara, and agreeing well, in sense and in force, with the English Then,--in that case, in consequence. 2 However.

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

parantu (परंतु).—conj But, yet, nevertheless. How- ever.

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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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Hindi dictionary

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Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Parantu in Hindi refers in English to:—(ind) but; however; ~[ka] a proviso..—parantu (परंतु) is alternatively transliterated as Paraṃtu.

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Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

Paraṃtu (परंतु) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Parantu.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Parantu (परन्तु) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Paraṃtu.

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Paraṃtu (ಪರಂತು):—[adverb] in spite of; notwithstanding; despite.

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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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Tamil dictionary

[«previous next»] — Parantu in Tamil glossary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Parāntu (பராந்து) noun Corr. of பருந்து. [parunthu.]

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Paṟaṇṭu (பறண்டு) [paṟaṇṭutal] 5 transitive verb [K. paraḍu.] To scratch, as with nails; நகம்முதலியவற்றாற் சுரண்டுதல். [nagammuthaliyavarrar suranduthal.] Local usage

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Paṟāṇṭu (பறாண்டு) [paṟāṇṭutal] 5 transitive verb See பறண்டு-. [parandu-.]

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Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.

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