Tilanjali, Tilāñjali, Tilamjali: 4 definitions

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Tilanjali means something in Marathi, Hindi. 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

[«previous next»] — Tilanjali in Marathi glossary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

tilāñjali (तिलांजलि).—m f (S) corruptly tilāñjuḷī f tilō- daka n (S) A handful of sesamum-seed in water poured out daily to the manes of a defunct until the tenth day after his decease. v . 2 fig. Renouncing, relinquishing, giving up, washing the hands of. v . ti0 ghēṇēṃ or ghēūna ubhā rāhaṇēṃ To be impatiently awaiting the death of a person. ti0 dēṇēṃ or sōḍaṇēṃ with of o. or tyācē nāṃvāvara or nāṃvācī To give up; to relinquish claim over or desire or hope of; to drop the name of.

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tiḷāñjaḷī (तिळांजळी).—& tiḷōdaka See tilāñjali & tilōdaka.

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

tilāñjali (तिलांजलि).—m f Fig. Renouncing. tilāñjali ghēūna ubhā rāhaṇēṃ Be impatiently await- ing the death of a person. tilāñjali dēṇēṃ sōḍaṇēṃ Give up.

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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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Hindi dictionary

[«previous next»] — Tilanjali in Hindi glossary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Tilanjali in Hindi refers in English to:—(nf) originally—a handful of water mixed with sesamum seeds offered to the manes or deceased ancestors—now, bidding a final good-bye, giving up, abandonment; —[dena] to bid good-bye, to give up, to abandon..—tilanjali (तिलांजलि) is alternatively transliterated as Tilāṃjali.

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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Tilanjali in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Tilāṃjali (ತಿಲಾಂಜಲಿ):—

1) [noun] an offering or oblation of water mixed with sesame made to one’s dead parents or ancestors.

2) [noun] a giving up of all the hopes (about something).

3) [noun] to give up something permanently; ತಿಲಾಂಜಲಿ ಕೊಡು [tilamjali kodu] tilāṃjali koḍu to give up all hopes.

4) [noun] to give up something permanently.

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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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