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Mina, īԲ, ī, Mīṉ�: 34 definitions

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Mina means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, Hindi, Tamil. 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Meen.

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In Hinduism

Dharmashastra (religious law)

Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-śāstra

īԲ (मी�) refers to “fish�. The word is used throughout Dharmaśāstra literature such as the ѲԳܲṛt. (See the ѲԳܲṣy, verse 11.68)

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Dharmashastra (धर्मशास्त्�, dharmaśāstra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.

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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

1) īԲ (मी�).—The Tamil month of Panguni: Sūrya in the month of.*

  • * Vāyu-purāṇa 105. 46.

2) ī (मीना).—A daughter of Ṛṣā; gave birth to fishes�makara, pāṭhina, and timirohita.*

  • * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 7. 414-5; Vāyu-purāṇa 69. 291-2.
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The Purana (पुरा�, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

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Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)

: archive.org: Natya Shastra

īԲ (मी�).—Description of a women of fish (īԲ) type;—A woman who has long, large and high breasts, is fickle and without any twinkle in her eyes, has many servants and offsprings, is fond of water, is said to have the nature of a fish (īԲ or matsya).

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Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, ṭyśٰ) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).

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Vastushastra (architecture)

Source: Wisdom Library: Vāstu-śāstra

īԲ (मी�) corresponds with the Pisces zodiac sign and refers to the twelfth and last of twelve ś (zodiacal sign), according to the Mānasāra. Rāśi is one of the three alternative principles, besides the six 徱ṣaḍv, used to constitute the “horoscope� of an architectural or iconographic object. Their application is intended to “verify� the measurements of the architectural and iconographic object against the dictates of astrology that lay out the conditions of auspiciousness.

The particular ś (e.g., īԲ) of all architectural and iconographic objects (settlement, building, image) must be calculated and ascertained. This process is based on the principle of the remainder. An arithmetical formula to be used in each case is stipulated, which engages one of the basic dimensions of the object (breadth, length, or perimeter/circumference). All twelve śs, except the eighth (ṛśc첹) are auspicious.

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Vastushastra (वास्तुशास्त्�, vāstuśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.

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Yoga (school of philosophy)

Source: Wisdom Library: Yoga

īԲ is one of the eighty-four Siddhas associated with eighty-four Yogic postures (Բ), according to popular tradition in Jodhpur, Ჹٳ. These posture-performing Siddhas are drawn from illustrative sources known as the Nava-tha-caurāsī-siddha from Vȧrāṇasī and the Nava-tha-caruāsī-siddha-bālāsundarī-yogamāyā from Puṇe. They bear some similarity between the eighty-four Siddhas painted on the walls of the sanctum of the temple in Mahāmandir.

The names of these Siddhas (e.g., īԲ) to 19th-century inscription on a painting from Jodhpur, which is labelled as “Maharaja Mansing and eighty-four Yogis�. The association of Siddhas with yogis reveals the tradition of seeing Matsyendra and his disciple Ҵǰṣa as the founders of ṻDz.

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Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as Բ (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).

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Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)

Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira

īԲ (मी�) refers to the sign of Pisces, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 5), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “If the sun and moon should begin to be eclipsed when only half risen, deceitful men will suffer as well as sacrificial rites. [...] If they should be eclipsed when in the sign of Aquarius (Kumbha), hill men, men of western countries, carriers, robbers, shephards, serpents, worthy men, lions, citizens and the people of Barbara will perish. If when in the sign of Pisces (īԲ), the products of the sea beach and of the sea, man of respectability and of learning and persons that live by water will suffer. Also those provinces will be affected which correspond to particular lunar mansions in which the eclipses happen to occur, as will be explained in the chapter (14) on Kūrmavibhāga�.

: Wikibooks (hi): Sanskrit Technical Terms

īԲ (मी�).—Sign Pisces. Note: īԲ is a Sanskrit technical term used in ancient Indian sciences such as Astronomy, Mathematics and Geometry.

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Jyotisha (ज्योति�, dzپṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy� or “Vedic astrology� and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.

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Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)

: Pure Bhakti: Arcana-dipika - 3rd Edition

īԲ (मी�) corresponds to “pisces� (mid March to mid April) and refers to one of the zodiac signs (śī) in the Vedic calendar.—Rāśī refers to the different signs of the zodiac through which the sun travels. For precise dates, please refer to a Vedic calendar. In accordance with the zodiac sign the sun is situated in, one would utter [for example, īԲ-śī sthite bhāskare]

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Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu�).

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Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

1) īԲ (मी�) refers to ѲٲԻٳ, according to the second recension of the Yogakhaṇḍa of the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, as Śrīnātha (i.e., Bhairava) said to the Goddess: “[...] Once the scripture of (that) mountain (ś岵) [i.e., the mountain (ś) (of the Triangle)] , Kula and Kaula was worshipped there with devotion, the great goddess was worshipped and lauded by men and the rest. The one called īԲ (i.e. ѲٲԻٳ) was present there. He became fully accomplished (siddha) there in that House�.

2) īԲ (मी�) refers to one of the disciples of Śrīkaṇṭha, who is associated with Kāmarūpa, one of the sacred seats (īṻ), according to the Manthānabhairavatantra.—The colophons of the version of the Śrīmatottara called Ҵǰṣasaṃhitā declare that the Kubjikā tradition (the Kādibheda) of the Kulakaulamata was brought down to earth by him. Thus like the Siddhas of the previous Ages, Śrīkaṇṭha also had disciples [i.e., īԲ]. These were the Lords of the Ages who are said to be four aspects of the First Siddha who descend into the world in the last Age, each into a ‘particular division�.

: Shodhganga: Saudarya Lahari of Sri Sankara A Study

īԲ (मी�) refers to one of the 54 rays of the Anāhata-Cakra which (together with the 62 rays of the Maṇipūra) are associated with the solar plane called Viṣṇugranthi, according to Śaṅkarācārya’s Saudaryalaharī.—Accordingly, the Goddess is visualised (by Sādhaka) as dwelling above the six Ādhāracakras ruling over the 360 rays which emanate in them [e.g., īԲ]. These 360 rays represent 360 syllables (i.e., a consummation of the ś岹貹ñ or 50 alphabets) as well as the principles of nature. For the 360 syllables, together with and , Nyāsa should be performed for Śrīcakrapūjā.

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Shakta (शाक्�, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.

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Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram (shaivism)

īԲ (मी�) or īԲnātha is another name for ѲٲԻٳ, one of the “four Lords (teachers) of the Ages� (۳ܲٳ).—ѲٲԻٳ� is worshipped as the teacher of this Age along with three other teachers and their consorts who brought the Kaula Tantra into the world in the previous three Ages. These four Lords of the Ages (ܲٳ) are highly revered in the Kālīkrama and came to be considered to be embodiments of the basic states of consciousness. ѲٲԻٳ has a variety of cognate names [e.g., īԲnātha] (Cf. Dyczkowski 1988: 163 n23 and Bagchi 1934: 9).

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Shaiva (शै�, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.

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Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts

īԲ (मी�) is the name of a month, during which certain celebrations are presecribed, as discussed in chapter 48 of the ŚīśԲṃh: a Pāñcarātra text comprising 5500 Sanskrit verses covering a number of subjects ranging from selecting a temple site through building and furnishing it to sanctifying and maintaining worship in the sacred complex.—[Cf. the chapter ṇaⲹ-첹-ܳٲ-徱-貹ñ貹-Գٲ-]: In the summer months [makara-month to īԲ-month], to commemorate the argument that ensues after Viṣṇu abruptly left Lakṣ� to save a bhakta-devotee, a festival called kalaha-utsava is held in which the Lord is “locked out� of the temple after a procession. The Arcaka acts as intermediary between the waiting Lord and the thrice adamant Lakṣ� (1-36). [...]

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Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.

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In Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Tibetan Buddhism

īԲ (मी�) is the name of a Rāśi (zodiac sign) mentioned as attending the teachings in the 6th century Mañjuśrīmūlakalpa: one of the largest Kriyā Tantras devoted to Mañjuśrī (the Bodhisattva of wisdom) representing an encyclopedia of knowledge primarily concerned with ritualistic elements in Buddhism. The teachings in this text originate from Mañjuśrī and were taught to and by Buddha Śākyamuni in the presence of a large audience (including īԲ).

: BDK Tripiṭaka: The ܲ󾱰첹-ūٰ

īԲ (मी�) refers to one of the various types of cakes mentioned in Chapter 12 (“offering food�) of the ܲ󾱰첹-ūٰ. Accordingly, “Offer [viz., īԲ cakes], [...]. Cakes such as the above are either made with granular sugar or made by mixing in ghee or sesamum oil. As before, take them in accordance with the family in question and use them as offerings; if you offer them up as prescribed, you will quickly gain success. [...]�.

When you wish to offer food [viz., īԲ cakes], first cleanse the ground, sprinkle scented water all around, spread out on the ground leaves that have been washed clean, such as lotus leaves, 貹ś (dhak) leaves, and leaves from lactescent trees, or new cotton cloth, and then set down the oblatory dishes. [...] First smear and sprinkle the ground and then spread the leaves; wash your hands clean, rinse out your mouth several times, swallow some water, and then you should set down the food [viz., īԲ]. [...]

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Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (Բ) are collected indepently.

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India history and geography

Source: Wisdom Library: Teachers, Saints and Sages

1) īԲ (मी�) or īԲpā is another name for īԲpā refers to one of the eighty-four Siddhas (Siddhācāryas) of the Sahajayāna school, according to sources such as the Varṇaratnākara of Jyotirīśvara (i.e., the Varna-Ratnakara by Jyotirishwar Thakur).—The Sahaja-Yana is a philosophical and esoteric movement of Tantric Buddhism which had enormous influence in the Indian subcontinent and the Himalayas.—Many of these Mahāsiddhas [e.g., īԲ-pā] were historical figures whose lives and mystical powers were the subject of legends. They are often associated with teachings belonging to Hinduism, Buddhism, Ajivikism and Jainism such as the Nath Tradition.

2) īԲ (मी�) is also another name for īԲnātha: another one of the eighty-four Siddhas (Siddhācāryas) mentioned in various sources.

3) Mina Natha (Mīṉanātha) is also mentioned as one of the Nava Nāthas in Gourana’s Nava Natha Charitra (Telugu).—Cf. Chandramouli, N., Tantric Symbols in the Art of Srisailam, paper presented in National Seminar on Tantrism, Osmania University, Hyderabad, 2002.—Minanatha is als known as: Matsyendra-natha.

: archive.org: Ceylon Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society 1963

Mina is the name of a tank mentioned Mihintale tablets of Mahinda IV (956-972). It represents a locality that once existed in the ancient kingdom of Գܰ󲹱ܰ, Ceylon (Sri Lanka).

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

īԲ : (m.) a fish.

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

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Marathi-English dictionary

: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

minā (मिना).—m ( P) Enamel.

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minā (मिना).—ad ( A From that.) Deducted or allowed for; considered in settling the account--a sum advanced, a quantity furnished. Ex. śambhara rupayē dēṇēṃ tyānta tētīsa minā ghātalē. 2 Deducted or subtracted in general.

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īԲ (मी�).—m (S) A fish. 2 The sign Pisces.

: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

minā (मिना).�m Enamel. ad Deducted or allowed of.

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īԲ (मी�).�m A fish. The sign Pisces.

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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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Sanskrit dictionary

: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

īԲ (मी�).—[ī-Բ]

1) A fish; सुप्तमी� इव ह्रद� (suptaīԲ iva hrada�) R.1.73; मीनो नु हन्त कतमा� गतिमभ्युपैतु (īno nu hanta katamā� gatimabhyupaitu) Bv.1.17.

2) The twelfth sign of the zodiac (Pisces).

3) The first incarnation of Viṣṇu; see मत्स्यावता� (ٲ屹).

- A stick.

Derivable forms: īԲ� (मीनः).

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

īԲ (मी�).—m.

(-Բ�) 1. A fish 2. The sign of the Zodiac Pisces. 3. Vishnu in his first incarnation. E. ī to hurt, Unadi aff. nak .

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

īԲ (मी�).� (probably vb. mih), m. 1. A fish, [ʲñٲԳٰ] ii. [distich] 3. 2. The sign of the zodiac, Pisces.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

īԲ (मी�).—[masculine] fish, poss. vant.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

īԲ (मी�) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—a teacher of yoga. Mentioned Oxf. 101^a. 233^b. See īԲnātha.

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

1) īԲ (मी�):�m. (derivation [from] �1. ī very doubtful in spite of [Uṇādi-sūtra iii, 3, ]) a fish, [Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata] etc.

2) the sign of the zodiac Pisces, [Rāmāyaṇa; Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā; Purāṇa]

3) Name of a teacher of Yoga, [Catalogue(s)]

4) ī (मीना):—[from īԲ] f. a stick, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

5) [v.s. ...] Name of a daughter of Uṣ� and wife of Kaśyapa, [Purāṇa]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

īԲ (मी�):�(Բ�) 1. m. A fish; sign Pisces.

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

īԲ (मी�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: īṇa.

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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.

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Hindi dictionary

: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

1) īԲ (मी�) [Also spelled meen]:�(nf) a fish, Pisecs—the twelth sign of the zodiac; ~[ketana/~ketu/~dhvaja] Cupid-the god of love; -[mekha karanā/nikālanā] to fiddle-faddle, to find faults, to pick holes in.

2) ī (मीना):�(nm) blue colour; a false gem of blue colour; enamel; ~[] an enameller; ~[ī] enamelling; —[] a fancy fair.

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Prakrit-English dictionary

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

īṇa (मी�) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: īԲ.

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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

: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

īṇa (ಮೀ�):—[noun] the act of bathing.

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īԲ (ಮೀ�):�

1) [noun] = ಮೀನು [minu]2.

2) [noun] a set of two similar things considered as a unit; a pair.

3) [noun] (astron.) a large faint zodiacal constellation; between Aquarius and Aries; the Pisces.

4) [noun] the twelfth sign of the zodiac; the Pisces.

5) [noun] ಮೀ� ಮೇ� [mina mesha] īԲ meśsha the state of hesitancy; hesitation or indecision; ಮೀ� ಮೇ� ಎಣಿಸ� [mina mesha enisu] īԲ meśsha eṇisu to pause in or postpone acting, choosing or deciding something, etc. because of indecision or of being unsure.

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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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Tamil dictionary

: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Mīṉ� (மீனா) noun A kind of hard wood, Spondia aurentalis; வயிரமுள்� மரவக�. [vayiramulla maravagai.] (Nels.)

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Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.

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Nepali dictionary

: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

1) Minā (मिना):—n. a color used for decorating with designs on gold or silver ornaments;

2) īԲ (मी�):—n. 1. a fish; 2. the twelfth sign of the zodiac (pisces); 3. the first incarnation of Vishnu;

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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.

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