Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

pāyarī (पायरी).—f (pāya) A step (of a flight of steps or stairs, of a ladder &c.) 2 fig. Rank, grade, station. 3 Amongst Karkuns. A stage or cutting of a quill (in making a pen). There is a first and a second. 4 Amongst leather-workers. A division of a hide. āpalyā pā0 vara asaṇēṃ or āpalī pā0 dharaṇēṃ or bāḷagaṇēṃ To be in or to keep in one's proper sphere, post, place. pā0 cā dhōṇḍā hōṇēṃ or hōūna paḍaṇēṃ To be fixed fast in one's post or proper place. pā0 nēṃ ṭhēvaṇēṃ To keep a person in his proper order or grade. pā0 bharaṇēṃ g. of s. (pāpācī-puṇyācī-bhōgācī- sukhāduḥkhācī &c.) To have full or to fill up one's measure (of sin, merit &c.) pā0 vara pāya dēṇēṃ or pā0 sa pāya lāvaṇēṃ (To have the foot upon the step.) To assert equality with, or to entrench or encroach upon, a superior; to presume, or to be arrogant or insolent. pā0 sōḍaṇēṃ or ṭākaṇēṃ To quit one's proper order, grade, sphere.

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pāyarī (पायरी).—f or pāyarā m C (Usually pāīra) A tree of the genus Ficus.

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

pāyarī (पायरी).—f A step (of a flight of steps or stairs, of a ladder &c.). Fig. Rank, grade. A stage or cutting of a quill or reed (in making a pen). āpālyā pā?B vara asaṇēṃ or āpalī pā dharaṇēṃ or bāḷagaṇēṃ To be in or to keep in one's proper sphere, post, place. pā?B cā dhōṇḍā hōṇēṃ or hōuna paḍaṇēṃ To be fixed fast in one's post or proper place. pā?B na ṭhēvaṇēṃ To keep a person in his proper order or grade. pā?B vara pāya dēṇēṃ or pā sa lāvaṇēṃ (To have the foot upon the step.) To assert equality with, or encroach upon, a superior.

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pāyarī (पायरी).—f or pāyarā m A tree of the genus Ficus.

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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Pāyari (ಪಾಯರಿ):—

1) [noun] a step of a flight of steps or of stairs, ladder, etc.

2) [noun] (fig.) a position or status in society; rank.

context information

Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Payaṟi (பயறி) noun < idem. See பயற்றம்மை. [payarrammai.] Local usage

context information

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

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Payaria, Payarisa, Payarisa.

Ends with: Cadhati-payari, Utarati Payari.

Full-text: Utarati-kamana, Cadhati Parai, Cadhati-payari, Utarati Payari, Pancapallava.

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No search results for Payari, Pāyarī, Pāyari, Payaṟi; (plurals include: Payaris, Pāyarīs, Pāyaris, Payaṟis) in any book or story.