Putani, Putaṇī: 3 definitions
Introduction:
Putani 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.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryputaṇī (पुतणी).—f A man's brother's daughter; or a woman's husband's brother's daughter.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishputaṇī (पुतणी).—f A niece.
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 corpusPuṭāṇi (ಪುಟಾಣಿ):—
1) [adjective] small; tiny.
2) [adjective] very young; in the earliest stage of development.
--- OR ---
Puṭāṇi (ಪುಟಾಣಿ):—
1) [noun] anything that is very small or tiny.
2) [noun] a very young person; a person in the earliest stage of life.
--- OR ---
Puṭāṇi (ಪುಟಾಣಿ):—[noun] the bengal gram (of the annual plant Cicer arientinum) that is soaked and fried (without using oil or ghee); Bengal gram.
--- OR ---
Pūtani (ಪೂತನಿ):—
1) [noun] a female daemon who was killed by Křṣṇa in his childhood.
2) [noun] (derog.) a woman who is characterised by a demoniac features.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Putanika, Putaniruttam, Putanivaranicceti.
Ends with: Puputani.
Relevant text
No search results for Putani, Putaṇī, Puṭāṇi, Pūtani; (plurals include: Putanis, Putaṇīs, Puṭāṇis, Pūtanis) in any book or story.