Tanai, Tanaī, Taṉai, Tāṉai, Tanāi: 4 definitions
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Tanai 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 Dictionarytanaī (तनई) [or य, ya].—f ( A) A tent-rope &c. See tanāī.
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tanāī (तनाई).—f ( A) A tent-rope; a washerman's line; any stretched line to hang clothes &c., or as a stay (as to a flag-staff, idolpole, or other erected pole, to an awning, a maṇḍapa &c.) 2 fig. A patron or supporter, an upholding cord. tanayā pl tuṭaṇēṃ Used of the laborious straining of singers, rehearsers of the Vedas &c., and, ironically, of the screaming of bad singers. 2 also tanāī or ya sing with g. of s. To lose one's patron or supporter.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishtanāī (तनाई).—f A tent-rope; a patron.
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.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconTaṉai (தனை) noun [Malayalam: tana.] A particle denoting quantity and time-limit, as ittaṉai, irukkuntaṉai; அளவு குறிக்கப் பிறசொல்லின் பின் வரும் ஒரு சொல். இத்தனையும் வேண்டு மெமக்கேலோ ரெம்பாவாய் [alavu kurikkap pirasollin pin varum oru sol. ithanaiyum vendu memakkelo rembavay] (திருவாசகம் [thiruvasagam] 7, 3).
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Tāṉai (தானை) noun
1. cf. sēnā. Army; சேனை. கடந்தடு தானை [senai. kadanthadu thanai] (புறநானூறு [purananuru] 110).
2. Weapon in general; ஆயுதப்பொது. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [ayuthappothu. (pingalagandu)]
3. cf. tāna. Cloth; ஆடை. கொடுந்தானைக் கோட்டழகும் [adai. kodunthanaig kottazhagum] (நாலடியார் [naladiyar], 131).
4. Stage curtain; கரந்துவரலெழினி. தானையை விட்டிட் டொல்கி [karanthuvaralezhini. thanaiyai vittid dolki] (சீவகசிந்தாமணி [sivagasindamani] 675).
5. A kind of sledge-hammer, a weapon; முசுண்டி என்னும் ஆயுதம். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [musundi ennum ayutham. (pingalagandu)]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryTanāi (तनाइ):—n. (an act of) dragging, pulling, stretching;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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Ends with (+113): A-kucalavetanai, Adhikara-varttanai, Anuvarttanai, Aru-vakaitanai, Aruttavetanai, Aruvetanai, Atikaravarttanai, Avasara-varttanai, Bungan matanai, Cakkaravetanai, Camaratanai, Camavarttanai, Camayapotanai, Campatanai, Campotanai, Cantivantanai, Cavaparicotanai, Centanai, Cetanai, Cintanai.
Full-text (+28): Tanaivaippu, Verranai, Aru-vakaitanai, Muntanai, Thanai, Terttanai, Muhustanais, Catipetam, Tanaittukkam, Evvanam, Talaittanai, Caraniyan, Tanaimalai, Maruuttokai, Cakkarakkinai, Tanainilai, Ittanai, Iraikilavan, Ilvalakku, Ventukol.
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