Aina, Aīna, ṇa: 14 definitions
Introduction:
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Alternative spellings of this word include Aen.
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Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English DictionaryīԲ (अई�).—For words beginning with ai and ī, see under �.
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īԲ (अई�).—f ( P) Good behaviour or breeding; manners or bearing. Ex. hā aiīcā gṛhastha; hā aiīnē� jātō or ō; hyācī mōṭhī a0 ŧ. Pr. aiīlā marāvē� kharavaḍīlā jhulāvē� Used of one who, from punctiliousness or fastidious refinement, refuses an invitation to a feast, whilst he will eagerly accept scrapings or scraps brought to him from it. Also Pr. a0 rāvṇācī āsa lēṇḍukācī One in bearing lofty as Lucifer, but well-contented with a nodule of excrement.
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āīna (आई�).—m A tree, Pentaptera tomentosa. Grah.
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aina (ऐन).—ind ( A) A particle and prefix of emphatic power. It implies exactness, completeness, superlativeness &c. Ex. ainaunhāḷ�, ainahiṃvāḷ�, ainapāvasāḷ� The very height or middle of the hot season, of the winter, of the rains; ainadōna- prahara Exact noon; Բŧḷa The very nick of time; Բō-ܳ-ḍa-峾ī An arrant or thorough-paced scamp, rogue, liar &c.; ainabhara The spring, prime, zenith, plenitude, meridian, heyday, flush (of prosperity, health, youth, fame &c.; of products of the season; of imports &c.; as ainadaulata, ainajavāī, ainaaiśvarya, ainaāmadāī, ainahaṅgāma &c.); Բī The height of hubbub and hurry; ainamārā- mārī The heat of the conflict; or the thickest of the fight. 2 It is used also in the sense of " Original, primary, principal": as ainakarja The original debt; the sum borrowed or lent;--as disting. from the sum increased through the accruing of interest; Բī The head (manager, minister, factor, steward &c.); ainakimata Prime cost; ainakharca Original or main cost or expenses (as of a horse, opp. to that of horse-furniture; of the articles of food at a feast, opp. to the expense of fire-works, shows &c.); Բ The amount of corn as determined by the survey: also the survey-assessment. ԲᲹ or ԲᲹbandī The established or regular revenue; as disting. from ŧīᲹᲹ or 첹屹īᲹ Results from fines, presents, arbitrary exactions &c.; or The original and ordinary revenue; as disting. from increase or decrease in a particular year; ainajinnasa The products of the soil; as disting. from money. (Used with reference to payment of the revenue in kind.) ainadasta The regular cess or impost (upon fields and enclosures &c.) as disting. from savāī, vartāḷ�, bābatī &c. ainanakada or nakada The amount of the revenue receivable in money: also the money-value of revenue receivable in kind. Բܱī That part of the revenue-grain which, after the amount commuted at fixed rates is deducted, is received in kind. Բō The Sirdar-allotment of cautha q. v. Բī A head in revenue-accounts. It includes all produce extra to or excepting agricultural and the regular horticultural; viz. that from mango-groves, melon-plots, ṇa grounds, meadows or grass-enclosures &c. ainamuddala The original sum (lent, borrowed, embarked), opp. to interest, or to profits accruing from traffic.
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aina (ऐन).—f ( P) Good behaviour &c. In this sense the word is better written īԲ.
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aina (ऐन).—m A tree, Pentaptera tomentosa. Grah.
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ainā (ऐन�).—m ( P) A mirror or looking glass. 2 or ŧ pl Spectacles.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-EnglishīԲ (अई�).�f Good behaviour or breeding; manners or bearing.
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aina (ऐन).�ind A particle and prefix of empha- tic power; it implies exactness, com- pleteness, superlativeness. Ex. aina unhāḷ�, aina hiṃvāḷ� The very height or middle of the hot season, winter. aina dōna prahara Exact noon. aina vēḷa The very nick of time. aina sōdā An arrant scamp. aina ghāī The height of hubbub & hurry. aina mārāmārī The heat of the conflict, or the thickest of the fight. It is also used in the sense of original, prim- ary, principal; as aina karja the original debt, the principal. aina kimmata Prime cost. aina kharca Original or main cost or expense (as of a horse, opp. to that of horse-furniture).
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ainā (ऐन�).�m A mirror. pl Spectacles.
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
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryṇa (ऐण).�a. (ṇa-�) (-ṇ� f.) Of or belonging to an antelope (as skin, wool &c.); Y.1.259.
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Aina (ऐन).�a. (ina� sūrya�, tasya idam) Of the sun. निर्वर्ण्य वर्णेन समानमैनं बिम्बे� बिम्बं च्युतमस्तशृङ्गात� (nirvarṇya varṇena samānamaina� bimbena bimba� cyutamastaśṛṅgāt) Rām. Ch.6.25.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṇa (ऐण).—mfn.
(-ṇa�-ṇ�-ṇa�) Belonging to a male antelope. E. ṇa an antelope, � aff.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṇa (ऐण).—i. e. ṇa + a, adj. Belonging to the black antelope (as flesh), [Yājñavalkya, (ed. Stenzler.)] 1, 258.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṇa (ऐण).—[adjective] coming from the male black antelope.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ṇa (ऐण):—mf(ī)n. ([from] ṇa), produced from or belonging to the male black antelope, [Yājñavalkya i, 258; Kāśikā-vṛtti on Pāṇini 4-3, 159.]
2) Aina (ऐन):�m. [plural] Name of a people, [Mahābhārata] ([edition] Calc.), [ xiii]
3) ([varia lectio] aila.)
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṇa (ऐण):—[(ṇa�-ṇ�-ṇa�) a.] Belonging to a male antelope.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary1) Āinā (आइना):�(nm) a looking glass, mirror; [āine me� muṃha dekhanā] to reflect on one’s own capabilities and merits, to know oneself; ~[Ჹ] a mirror-maker.
2) Āīna (आई�):�(nm) law; legislation~[ī] legal; legislative.
3) Aina (ऐन) [Also spelled aen]:�(a) exact, just; —[vakta para] in the nick of time, just then, just in time, at the eleventh hour.
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Prakrit-English dictionary
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary1) ṇa (ऐण) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Ajina.
2) Āīṇa (आई�) also relates to the Sanskrit word: ĀīԲ.
3) Āīṇa (आई�) also relates to the Sanskrit word: ĀᾱԲ.
Āīṇa has the following synonyms: Āīṇaga.
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
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusṇa (ಐಣ):—[adjective] of or belonging to male black antelope.
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Aina (ಐನ):—[adjective] = ಐನ� [ainu].
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Ainā (ಐನ�):�
1) [noun] a glass pane; a mirror.
2) [noun] a pair of eye glasses; spectacles.
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) Aina (ऐन):—n. law; act; rule; adj. exact; precise;
2) Ainā (ऐन�):—n. mirror; looking-glass;
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 (+7): Ai-natkuli, Aina-barkhilapa, Aina-ghar, Aina-ghara, Aina-kanuna, Aina-khana, Aina-sabala, Ainadasti, Ainaga, Ainahare, Ainajinasi, Ainaka, Ainakali, Ainako-myada, Ainako-ullekha, Ainam, Ainamuddali, Ainanakadi, Ainapaina, Ainasa.
Full-text (+34): Ainam, Aina-ghara, Aina-ghar, Ajina, Aina-kanuna, Suraksha-aina, Aina-barkhilapa, Bhumisudhara-aina, Bhumisambandhi-aina, Muluki-aina, Sabika-aina, Ainikiya, Arthika-aina, Aina-khana, Aina-sabala, Aitem, Aiti, Ayinam, Ainipacana, Aitagabbu.
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