Tanna, Ṭaṇṇā, Taṇṇa, Taṇṇā, Ṭaṅṅa, Ṭanna, Tannā: 4 definitions

Introduction
Languages
1. Marathi
2. Kannada
3. Tamil
4. Nepali
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Introduction:

Tanna 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

ṭaṇṇā (टण्णा).—m (Low H) Pudendum muliebre.

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

Tanna (ತನ್ನ):—

1) [pronoun] the pronoun (corresponding to he, she, it in English) used in reflexive or reciprocal sense in possessive case.

2) [pronoun] ತನ್ನ ಮರಿ ಹೊನ್ನ ಮರಿ, ಪರರ ಮರಿ ಕಾಗೆ ಮರಿ [tanna mari honna mari, parara mari kage mari] tanna mari honna mari, parara mari kāge mari (prov.) whatever that belongs to one is superior, but that which belongs to others are necessarily inferior; the crow thinks her own bird the fairest.

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

Taṇṇa (தண்ண) adverb < தண்-மை. [than-mai.] Sorely, distressingly; எளிமையடைய. எனதுள்ளந் தண்ண மெலிவிக்குமே [elimaiyadaiya. enathullan thanna melivikkume] (இறையனாரகப் பொருள் [iraiyanaragap porul] 52, 293).

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Taṇṇā (தண்ணா) [taṇṇāttal] probably from 12 transitive verb probably from idem. + யா-. [ya-.] To delay; தாழ்த்தல். தண்ணாவா தடி யேனைப் பணிகண்டாய் [thazhthal. thannava thadi yenaip paniganday] (நாலாயிர திவ்யப்பிரபந்தம் திருவாய்மொழி [nalayira thivyappirapandam thiruvaymozhi] 4, 9, 1).

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.

Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

1) Ṭaṅṅa (टङ्ङ):—adv. 1. to ring a bell one time; 2. sound of a bell;

2) Ṭanna (टन्न):—adv. 1. to be brim-full; to fill up completely; 2. to be fully satisfied; 3. to be dead drunk;

3) Tanna (तन्न):—adv. to extend fully; to stretch tensely;

4) Tannā (तन्ना):—n. bed-sheet; table-sheet;

context information

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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