Unnaya, Unnāya, Unaya: 11 definitions

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Unnaya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit. 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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Sanskrit dictionary

Unnaya (उन्नय).—See under उन्नी (unnī).

See also (synonyms): unnayana.

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Unnaya (उन्नय) or Unnāya (उन्नाय).—P.III.3.26. अवोदोर्नियः (avodorniyaḥ)

1) Raising, elevating.

2) Height, elevation.

3) Analogy, resemblance.

4) Inference, induction, conclusion.

5) A heap. उन्नायानधिगच्छन्तः प्रद्रावैर्वसुधाभृताम् (unnāyānadhigacchantaḥ pradrāvairvasudhābhṛtām) Bhaṭṭikāvya 7.37.

Derivable forms: unnayaḥ (उन्नयः), unnāyaḥ (उन्नायः).

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Unnaya (उन्नय).—m.

(-yaḥ) 1. Raising, elevating, hoisting. 2. Analogy, resemblance. E. ut up, to obtain, and ac aff.

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Unnāya (उन्नाय).—m.

(-yaḥ) Raising. E. See unnaya, affix ghañ.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Unnaya (उन्नय):—[=un-naya] a See [column]2.

2) Unnāya (उन्नाय):—[=un-nāya] a See below.

3) Unnaya (उन्नय):—[=un-naya] [from un-nī] b m. the act of leading up, raising, elevating, hoisting, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

4) [v.s. ...] conclusion, induction, inference, [Sāhitya-darpaṇa; Kāśikā-vṛtti]

5) Unnāya (उन्नाय):—[=un-nāya] [from un-nī] b m. the act of raising, elevating, [Pāṇini 3-3, 26.]

Ūnaya (ऊनय):—[from ūna] [Nominal verb] [Parasmaipada] ūnayati ([Aorist] [subjunctive] 2. sg. ūnayīs) to leave deficient, not to fulfil, [Ṛg-veda i, 53, 3];

—to deduct or lessen, [Pāṇini; Vopadeva etc.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Unnaya (उन्नय):—[unna+ya] (yaḥ) 1. m. Raising; analogy.

2) Unnāya (उन्नाय):—[unnā+ya] (yaḥ) 1. m. Raising.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

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Unnaya in German

Unnaya (उन्नय) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Uṇṇaya.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)
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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.

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Prakrit-English dictionary

1) Uṇṇaya (उण्णय) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Unnata.

2) Uṇṇaya (उण्णय) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Unnaya.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary
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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Unnāya (ಉನ್ನಾಯ):—[noun] the act, process or an instance of raising, lifting up.

Ūṇaya (ಊಣಯ):—[noun] = ಊಣೆಯ [uneya].

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus
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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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