Vyavaharikanama, Vyāvahārikanāma: 1 definition

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Vyavaharikanama 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

vyāvahārikanāma (व्यावहारिकनाम).—or -nāṃva n The common or familiar name. Termed also cālatēṃ or vāhatēṃ nāma or nāṃva, pratiṣṭhānāma, upacārika nāṃva, and, sometimes, pōṣākhī nāṃva. Every person bears a name of this kind. The following are examples; viz. aṇṇā or anyā, appā, abā, ātyā, kākā, tātyā, dājī, dādā, nānā, bāpā, bāvā or bvā, bāpājī or bāvājī, bāpu, bhāū, māmā, rāvajī or rāva. These names, of different origin and import, are now used, almost interchangeably, as terms of respectful compellation or mention.

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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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