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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

vaṇṭha (वंठ).—See under ओ.

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vantha (वंथ).—m A share (as of a patrimony &c.)

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

vāṇṭha (वांठ).—f A female calf of a buffalo.

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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.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Vaṇṭha (वण्ठ).—a.

1) Unmarried.

2) Dwarfish.

3) Crippled.

-ṇṭhaḥ 1 An unmarried man, a bachelor.

2) A servant.

3) A dwarf.

4) A javelin, dart.

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

Vaṇṭha (वण्ठ).—m.

(-ṇṭhaḥ) 1. An unmarried man. 2. A dwarf. 3. A javelin. f.

(-ṇṭhā) 1. Dwarfish. 2. Unmarried. E. vaṭhi to go alone, aff. ghañ .

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

Vaṇṭha (वण्ठ).—m. 1. An unmarried man. 2. A dwarf. 3. A javelin.

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

Vaṇṭha (वण्ठ).—[masculine] lad, servant.

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

1) Vaṇṭha (वण्ठ):—[from vaṇṭh] mfn. crippled, maimed, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) [v.s. ...] unmarried, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) [v.s. ...] m. an unmarried man, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

4) [v.s. ...] a servant, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

5) [v.s. ...] a dwarf, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

6) [v.s. ...] a javelin, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Vaṇṭha (वण्ठ):—(ṇṭhaḥ) 1. m. An unmarried man; a dwarf; a javelin.

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

Vaṇṭha (वण्ठ) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Vaṃṭha.

[Sanskrit to German]

Vantha in German

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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.

Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

Vaṃṭha (वंठ) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Vaṇṭha.

context information

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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Vaṃṭha (ವಂಠ):—

1) [noun] a servant; an attendant.

2) [noun] a man whose stature is short; a dwarfish man.

3) [noun] a lame man.

4) [noun] an unmarried man; a bachelor.

5) [noun] a thrusting weapon consisting of a long wooden shaft with a sharp metal spearhead; a lance; a spear.

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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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Starts with: Vamthana, Vantai, Vantanai, Vantanaivalipatu, Vantanam, Vantani, Vantarar, Vantariyar, Vantatti, Vantattivarattatti, Vantatu-kontuvaratatunarttal, Vanteri, Vanteru, Vanterunkuti, Vanthala, Vanthali, Vanthanem, Vanthara, Vantharum.

Ends with: Garavantha, Kavantha, Padivamtha, Pavamta, Ravantha, Rovantha.

Full-text (+80): Vantharum, Banda, Vanta, Akkiniranam, Cinkanvalai, Kai-unkanakkum, Nakatu, Yannan, Cilaman, Pakaimunai, Pilaiketu, Annatacukirutam, Utanukkutane, Vatha, Atutteru, Aruttiyan, Manatakkantal, Pantavam, Paritanam, Vinaittalai.

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