Taita, Tāīta: 3 definitions
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Taita means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarytāīta (ताईत).—m dim. tāitī f tāūta f R ( A) A particular ornament, worn around the neck or arm, viewed generally as an amulet. 2 The coffinform portion of the raised mass over a Muhammadan sepulchre, lying, as an amulet, over the breast of the buried corpse.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishtāīta (ताईत).—m tāitī f An ornament worn around the neck or arm.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Taita (तैत) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Tīya.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Taitai, Taitala, Taitalayani, Taitalem, Taitam, Taitapke.
Ends with: Anyataita, Chirutaita, Galyantala-taita, Lohitaita, Pataita, Pattaita, Rohitaita, Ubhayataita.
Full-text: Taitalem, Taitam, Galyantala-taita, Tiya, Galyaca, Jivaca-kalija, Jivaca Kalija, Madara.
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Kashyapa Shilpa-shastra (study) (by K. Vidyuta)
1. Definition of Maṇḍapa (pavilions) < [Chapter 4 - Maṇḍapa Lakṣaṇa]
Chandogya Upanishad (Madhva commentary) (by Srisa Chandra Vasu)