Tekanem, Ṭēkaṇēṃ, Ṭekaṇeṃ: 2 definitions

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Tekanem 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.

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Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

ṭēkaṇēṃ (टेकणें) [or टेंकणें, ṭēṅkaṇēṃ].—v c ( H) To rest; to place on a support. 2 fig. To rest, repose, lay, place (one's hopes or expectations, a business or an affair).

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ṭēkaṇēṃ (टेकणें) [or टेंकणें, ṭēṅkaṇēṃ].—v i ( H) To recline or lean against, and fig. to rely upon. 2 also ṭēkāvaṇēṃ or ṭēṅkāvaṇēṃ To be close at hand; to be nearly arrived--an event: also to be about (to do, go, die); as marāyāsa ṭē0 or ṭēkāvaṇēṃ To lie on the point of death; bāḷanta vhāyāsa ṭē0 or ṭēkāvaṇēṃ To be on the point of delivery--a female.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

ṭēkaṇēṃ (टेकणें) [or ṭēṅkaṇēṃ, or टेंकणें].—v t To rest; to place on a support. To rest, repose, lay, place (one's hopes or expectations, a busi- ness or an affair). v i To recline or lean against, and fig. to rely upon. To be on the point of death, delivery.

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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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