Napha, Naphā: 5 definitions
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Napha 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
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarynaphā (नफ�) [or नफफा, naphaphā].—m ( A) Profit, advantage, emolument, gain.
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(नाफा).—m (Commonly ) The cyst or bag of the Thibet musk. 2 (Properly ŧ) The channel of the drawing string of trowsers or drawers.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishnaphā (नफ�) [or naphūphā, or नफूफा].�m Profit, advantage.
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.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary1) Naphā (नफ�):�(nm) profit; gain; advantage; -[nukasāna samajhanā] to know which side one’s bread is buttered; to know one’s good and bad; —[] to profit through (some act), to reap the advantage of.
2) Nāpha (ना�):�(nf) the navel; —[] the navel to be dislocated.
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusNaphā (ನಫ�):—[noun] = ನಫ� [naphe].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary1) Naphā (नफ�):—n. � नाफा []
2) Nāphā (नाफा):—n. 1. profit; gain; surplus; 2. advantage; benefit;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Naphadara, Naphaka, Naphakhora, Naphakhori, Naphanukasana, Naphar, Naphara, Napharajaminu, Napharamani, Napharata, Naphari, Napharjaminu, Naphasata.
Full-text: Nafa.
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