Sosti, Sōstī, Sostī: 3 definitions

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Sosti means something in Marathi, 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

sōstī (सोस्ती).—f sōstēṃ n (sōsaṇēṃ To bear.) The established rate of land-taxation in full (i. e. the whole rate being now bearable or due to be borne by the land): also tenure of land upon the established rate in full. Hence sōstī jamīna Land assessed at the established rate; as contrad. from uktī, kaulī, istāvyācī, navarāna &c.

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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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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Sosti (ಸೊಸ್ತಿ):—[noun] (correctly, ಸ್ವಸ್ತಿ [svasti]) the state of being or doing well; condition of health, happiness, and comfort; well-being; welfare.

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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

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Sosti (ஸொஸ்தி) noun < Persn. sustī.

1. Debility, impotence; பலஹீனம். [palahinam.]

2. Idleness, laziness; சோம்பல். [sombal.]

3. Dilatoriness; தாமதம். [thamatham.]

4. Carelessness; சிரத்தையின்மை. [sirathaiyinmai.]

5. Deformity; உடற்குறை. [udarkurai.]

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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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