Nana, , Nāṇa, Ñāṇa, , Ñāṇa, Na-na, Naanaa, Naṉ�, Nāṉa, Naṅa, Nana-na: 35 definitions
Introduction:
Nana means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi, Hindi, biology, 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.
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In Hinduism
General definition (in Hinduism)
: archive.org: Vedic index of Names and Subjects(नन�) is a familiar name for mother, parallel with Tata, for father, with which it is found in a verse of the Rigveda describing the occupations of the parents of the poet.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
: Journey to Nibbana: Patthana DhamaNana means knowledge.
: Pali Kanon: Manual of Buddhist Terms and Doctrines'knowledge, comprehension, intelligence, insight', is a synonym for paññā; see also vipassanā.
: Pali Kanon: A manual of AbhidhammaPali for 'wisdom';
Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra(नाना) refers to “multiple� (Cf. tva, “multiplicity�), according to Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter 2).—Accordingly, “[Question: The past and the future do not function with the nature of the present; the past functions with the nature of the past and the future with the nature of the future. That is why there is a [different] time for each nature separately (ekaika dharmalakṣaṇa)]—[Answer:]—[...] [The Buddhist texts] do not speak about but about samaya in order to dispel wrong views of this kind. We speak metaphorically about time with regard to birth, the elements and bases of consciousness, but there is no distinct time [existing as a separate substance]. Expressions such as ‘region� (ś), ‘time� (), ‘separation� (viyoga), ‘union� (ṃyDz), ‘singleness� (ekatva), ‘multiplicity� (ٱ), ‘length� (īٱ), ‘smallness� (hrasvatva), etc., come from convention. Fools () cling to them and say that these are real Dharmas (ūٲ). That is why mundane conventional Dharmas of purely nominal existence must be excluded.�.

Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many ūٰ of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā ūٰ.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
: University of Cambridge: JainismNāṇa (ना�) in Prakrit refers to “knowledge� and represents one of the twenty-four Daṇḍakas (“parameters relating to the description of living beings�).—The most common list of 岹ṇḍ첹 has 24 terms in Prakrit. This has been the starting point of a variety of works, among which the Caturviṃśatidaṇḍaka by Gajasāra stands as a classic.
: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve Reflections(नाना) refers to “different (kinds)�, according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “Why do the stupid, afflicted by the planet of [their] birth, not perceive the difference [between the body and the self] which is recognised everywhere in the occurrence of birth and death. Therefore, what is the connection of the self to that body which is made by atoms which are material, insentient, different [com.—by those which are of different kinds (�)] [and] independent?�.
Synonyms: Citra.
: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection INāṇa (ना�) refers to the “knowledge� (of the Gods, Humans, Animals, etc.), as defined in the “Arhadvijñaptirūpā Vicāraṣaṭtriṃśikā� by Gajasāra, which is included in the collection of manuscripts at the ‘Vincenzo Joppi� library, collected by Luigi Pio Tessitori during his visit to Rajasthan between 1914 and 1919.—The Vicāraṣaṭtriṃśikā (in Prakrit) was first presented in tabular form (yantra) according to the commentators, and then put in the form of a text. [...] Each category is then examined through twenty-four parameters [e.g., knowledge (ṇa)].

Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
India history and geography
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryNāṇ�.�(EI 30), name of a coin; same as ṇaka. Note: ṇ� is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary� as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
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.—same as ṇaka; cf. Kuṣāṇa coins bearing the repre- sentation of the West Asian mother-goddess Nana. Note: is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary� as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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.
Biology (plants and animals)
: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and DrugsNana [नाणा] in the Marathi language is the name of a plant identified with Lagerstroemia microcarpa from the Lythraceae (Crape Myrtle) family having the following synonyms: Lagerstroemia lanceolata. For the possible medicinal usage of nana, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.
Nana in the Tamil language is the name of a plant identified with Clausena indica (Dalzell) Oliv. from the Rutaceae (Lemon) family having the following synonyms: Bergera nitida, Piptostylis indica.
: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Nana in Angola is the name of a plant defined with Corchorus tridens in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Corchorus angustifolius Schumach. & Thonn..
2) Nana in Arabic is also identified with Mentha spicata It has the synonym Mentha viridis L. (etc.).
3) Nana in Sierra Leone is also identified with Centotheca lappacea It has the synonym Festuca latifolia Roth, nom. illeg., non Festuca latifolia DC. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (1985)
· Cytologia (1992)
· Enumeratio Plantarum Horti Botanici Berolinensis (1809)
· Cytologia (1989)
· Taxon (1980)
· Nov. Flora Indica, or ‘Descriptions of Indian Plants� Orient. (1821)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Nana, for example side effects, extract dosage, health benefits, pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, chemical composition, have a look at these references.
: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Naanaa in Arabic is the name of a plant defined with Mentha spicata in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Mentha pudina Buch.-Ham. ex Benth. (among others).
2) Naanaa in India is also identified with Lagerstroemia microcarpa It has the synonym Lagerstroemia lanceolata Wall. ex C.B. Clarke, nom. illeg. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Taxon (1980)
· Flora of the British India (1879)
· Journal of Botany (1878)
· Cytologia (1992)
· Enumeratio Plantarum Horti Botanici Berolinensis (1809)
· Species Plantarum (1763)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Naanaa, for example side effects, extract dosage, health benefits, chemical composition, pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, have a look at these references.

This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary: (ind.) different; differently.
: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary, (adv.) (Ved. , a redupl. nā (emphatic particle, see na1) “so and so, � i.e. various, of all kinds) variously, differently. 1. (abs.) A. I, 138 (on different sides, viz. right ; left); Sn. 878 (=na eka� SnA 554; =vividha� aññoñña� puthu na eka� Nd1 285), 884 sq.�2. more frequently in cpds. , as first part of adj. or n. where it may be translated as “different, divers, all kinds of� etc. Before a double cons. the final ā is shortened: Բgga (for +agga), Բppakāra etc. see below.
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Ñāṇa, (nt.) (from jānāti. See also jānana. *genē, as in Gr. gnώ—sis (cp. gnostic), gnw/mh; Lat. (co)gnitio; Goth. kunpi; Ogh. kunst; E. knowledge) knowledge, intelligence, insight, conviction, recognition, opp. añāṇa & avijjā, lack of k. or ignorance.�1. Ñāṇa in the theory of cognition: it occurs in intensive couple-compounds with terms of sight as cakkhu (eye) & dassana (sight, view), e.g. in cakkhu-karaṇa ñāṇa-karaṇa “opening our eyes & thus producing knowledge� i.e. giving us the eye of knowledge (a mental eye) (see cakkhu, jānāti passati, & cpd. °karaṇa): Bhagavā jāna� jānāti passa� passati cakkhu-bhūto ñāṇa-bhūto (=he is one perfected in knowledge) M. I, 111=Nd2 2353h; natthi hetu natthi paccayo ñāṇāya dassanāya ahetu apaccayo ñāṇa� dassana� hoti “through seeing & knowing, � i.e. on grounds of definite knowledge arises the sure conviction that where there is no cause there is no consequence S. V, 126. Cp. also the relation of diṭṭhi to ñāṇa. This implies that all things visible are knowable as well as that all our knowledge is based on empirical grounds; yāvataka� ñeyya� tāvataka� ñāṇa� Nd2 2353m; ya� ñāṇa� ta� dassana�, ya� dassana� ta� ñāṇa� Vin. III, 91; ñāṇa+dassana (i.e. full vision) as one of the characteristics of Arahantship: see arahant II. D. Cp. BSk. jñānadarśana, e.g. AvŚ I. 210.�2. Scope and character of ñāṇa: ñ. as faculty of understanding is included in paññā (cp. wisdom=perfected knowledge). The latter signifies the spiritual wisdom which embraces the fundamental truths of morality & conviction (such as anicca� anattā dukkha�: Miln. 42); whereas ñ. is relative to common experience (see Nd2 2353 under cakkhumā, & on rel. of p. & ñ. Ps. I, 59 sq.; 118 sq.; II, 189 sq.).—Perception (saññā) is necessary to the forming of ñāṇa, it precedes it (D. I, 185); as sure knowledge ñ. is preferable to saddhā (S. IV, 298); at Vin. III, 91 the definition of ñ. is given with tisso vijjā (3 kinds of knowledge); they are specified at Nd2 266 as aṭṭhasamāpatti-ñāṇa (consisting in the 8 attainments, viz. jhāna & its 4 succeeding developments), pañc’abhiññā° (the 5 higher knowledges, see paññā & abhi°), micchā° (false k. or heresy). Three degrees of k. are distinguished at DA. I, 100, viz. sāvaka-pāramī-ñāṇa, paccekabuddha°, sabbaññuta° (highest k. of a relig. student, k. of a wise man, & omniscience). Four objects of k. (as objects of truth or sammādiṭṭhi) are enumerated as dhamme ñāṇa�, anvaye ñ. , paricchede ñ. , sammuti ñ. at D. III, 226, 277; other four as dukkhe ñ. (dukkha-) samudaye ñ. , nirodhe ñ. , magge ñ. (i.e. the knowledge of the paṭicca-samuppāda) at D. III, 227; Ps. I, 118; Vbh. 235 (=sammādiṭṭhi). Right knowledge (or truth) is contrasted with false k. (micchā-ñāṇa=micchādiṭṭhi): S. V, 384; M. II, 29; A. II, 222; V, 327; Vbh. 392. �-� 3. Ñāṇa in application: (a) Vin. I, 35; D. II, 155 (opp. pasāda); S. I, 129 (cittamhi susamāhite ñāṇamhi vuttamānamhi); II, 60 (jātipaccayā jarāmaraṇan ti ñ.; see ñ-vatthu); A. I, 219 (on precedence of either samādhi or ñ.); Sn. 378, 789, 987 (muddhani ñāṇa� tassa na vijjati), 1078 (diṭṭhi, suti, ñ. : doctrine, revelation, personal knowledge, i.e. intelligence; differently expl. at Nd2 266), 1113; Pv III, 51 (Sugatassa ñ. is asādhāraṇa�) Ps. I, 194 sq.; II, 244; Vbh. 306 sq. (ñ-vibhaṅga), 328 sq. (kammassakata� ñ.); Nett 15 sq.; 161 (+ñeyya), 191 (id.).�(b) ñāṇa� hoti or uppajjati knowledge comes to (him) i.e. to reason, to arrive at a conclusion (with iti=that ... ) S. II, 124=III, 28 (uppajjati); D. III, 278 (id.); A. II, 211�; IV, 75; V, 195; S. III, 154. See also arahant II. D.�(c) Var. attributes of ñ. : anuttariya A. V, 37; aparapaccayā (k. of the non-effect of causation through lack of cause) S. II, 17, 78; III, 135; V, 179, 422 sq. (=sammādiṭṭhi), same as ahetu-ñāṇa S. V, 126; asādhāraṇa (incomparable, uncommon k.) A. III, 441; PvA. 197; akuppa D. III, 273; ariya A. III, 451; pariyodāta S. I, 198; bhiyyosomatta S. III, 112; yathā bhūta� (proper, definite, right k.) (concerning kāya, etc.) S. V, 144; A. III, 420; V, 37.�(d) knowledge of, about or concerning, consisting in or belonging to, is expressed either by Loc. or —� (equal to subj. or obj. Gen.).�(a) with Loc. : anuppāde ñ. D. III, 214, 274; anvaye D. III, 226, 277; kāye D. III, 274; khaye D. III, 214, 220 (āsavāna�; cp. M. I, 23, 183, 348; II, 38), 275; S. II, 30; Nett 15; cutûpapāte D. III, 111, 220; dukkhe (etc.) D IIII, 227; S. II, 4; V, 8, 430; dhamme D. III, 226; S. II, 58; nibbāne S. II, 124 (cp. IV. 86).�(b) as —�: 屹ṇa° DA. I, 100; ariya S. I, 228; A. III, 451; khanti Ps. I, 106; jātissara J. I, 167; cutûpapāta M. I, 22, 183, 347; II, 38, etc.; ceto-pariya D. III, 100, & °pariyāya S. V, 160; dibbacakkhu Ps. I, 114; dhammaṭṭhiti S. II, 60, 124; Ps. I, 50; nibbidā Ps. I, 195; pubbe-nivāsânusati M. I, 22, 248, 347; II, 38, etc.; Buddha° Nd2 2353; Ps. I, 133; II, 31, 195; DA. I, 100; sabbaññuta Ps. I, 131 sq.; DA. I, 99 sq.; PvA. 197; sekha S. II, 43, 58, 80, & asekha S. III, 83.�(e) aññāṇa wrong k. , false view, ignorance, untruth S. I, 181; II, 92; III, 258 sq.; V, 126; A. II, 11; Sn. 347, 839; Ps. I, 80; Pug. 21; Dhs. 390, 1061; see avijjā & micchādiṭṭhi.
[Pali to Burmese]
: Sutta: Tipiṭaka Pāḷi-Myanmar Dictionary (တိပိဋက-ပါဠိမြန်မ� အဘိဓာန�)1) Բ�
(Burmese text): (�) အထူး၊ အသီးအခြား၊ အမျိုးမျိုး။ (တ�) (�) အထူးထူ�-အမျိုးမျို�-မတ�-ကွဲပြာ�-ခြားနာ�-သော။
(Auto-Translation): (1) Special, various, diverse. (Specific) (2) Particularly - various - different - distinct - diverse - dissimilar.
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(Burmese text): (�) အထူးထူ�-အမျိုးမျို�-သော။ (�) များစွာသော။ (�) အသီးအသီ�-တစ်ယောက်စ� တစ်ယောက်စ�-သော။ (�) ကွဲပြာ�-ခြားနာ�-သော၊ မတူသော။ (�) ပျက်ပြာ�-မခိုင်ခံ�-မတည်တံ�-သော။ ကြဉ်ခြင်း၊ ကင်းခြင်း၊ ကြဉ်၍ ကင်း၍�
(Auto-Translation): (1) Special, various. (2) Numerous. (3) Each and every. (4) Different, distinct, not alike. (5) Fragile, unstable, not durable. Abandonment, emptiness, abandonment and emptiness.
3) ñāṇa�
(Burmese text): (�) ဉာဏ်၊ ဝေဖန�-ပိုင်းခြာ�-စဉ်းစာ�-ဆင်ခြင�-သိမြင�-တတ်သေ� သဘောတရား၊ သိခြင်း၊ သိမှု၊ အသိ၊ အလိမ်မာ၊ ပညာ၊ ပညိန္ဒြ� စေတသိက်။ (တ�) (�) ဝေဖန�-ပိုင်းခြာ�-စဉ်းစာ�-ဆင်ခြင�-သိမြင�-တတ်သော၊ အသ�-အလိမ်မ�-ဉာဏ�-ပည�-ရှိသော၊ သူ။မူရင်းကြည့်ပါ။
(Auto-Translation): (1) The principle of knowledge, wisdom, analytical thinking, understanding, awareness, intelligence, knowledge, and discerning ability. (Specific) (2) A person who is capable of critique, analysis, thoughtful consideration, understanding, and possesses knowledge, ability, wisdom, and intelligence. See the original.
4) ñāṇa�
(Burmese text): ဉာဏ်ရှိသော၊ ဉာဏ်အနက်ရှိသော၊ ဉာဏ်အနက်ကိ� ဟောပြသေ� သုတ်၊ ဉာဏသုတ်။
(Auto-Translation): Wise, profound wisdom, a discourse on profound wisdom, wisdom discourse.

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.
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryna na (� �).—m No! no! Prohibiting: also refusing, declining, denying. v kara, sāṅga, mhaṇa, bōla.
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryṇ� (नाणा).—m The name of a timber tree.
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(नाना).—m ( H Maternal grandfather.) A respectful term of compellation or mention, originally, for a person of the name ⲹṇa, and now for a person in general. It is affixed to the name or used alone; as cintōpanta , ālē-gēlē-basa- lē. See 屹첹ṃv.
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(नाना).—m A tree, Lagerstroemia parviflora. Grah.
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(नाना).—m No! no!; prohibiting, disallowing: also refusing or declining. v kara.
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(नाना).—a ind (S) Many, several, various. Compounds are endless; as rūpa, varṇa, vidha, prakāra, rasa, rāga, dhvani.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishna-na (�-�).�m No! no! Prohibiting. Refusing. Declining, denying.
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ṇ� (नाणा).�m The name of a timber tree.
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(नाना).�m A respectful term of compella- tion or mention, originally, for a person of the name ⲹṇa, and now for a person in general.
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(नाना).�m No! no! prohibiting, disallow- ing: also refusing or declining.
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(नाना).�a ind Many, several, various. Compounds are endless; as rūpa, dhvani, vidha, prakāra, rasa, rāga.
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 dictionary(नन�).—Ved.
1) Speech.
2) Mother.
3) A daughter; कारुरह� तत� भिषगुपलप्रक्षिणी नन� (kāruraha� tato bhiṣagupalaprakṣiṇ� nanā) Ṛv.9.112.3.
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(नाना).�ind.
1) In different places, in different ways, manifoldly, variously; मृत्यो� � मृत्युमाप्नोति � इह नाने� पश्यति (mṛtyo� sa mṛtyumāpnoti ya iha nāneva paśyati) |
2) Distinctly, separately.
3) Without (= ; with acc., instr. or abl.); नाना नारी� निष्फल� लोकयात्र� ( nārī� niṣphalā lokayātrā) Vop.; (ś�) � नाना शंभुना रामात् वर्षेणाधोक्षजोवर (na śaṃbhunā rāmāt varṣeṇādhokṣajovara) ibid.
4) (Used as an adjective at the beginning of comp.) Manifold, various, sundry, different, diverse; नानाफलैः फलति कल्पलतेव भूमि� (phalai� phalati kalpalateva bhūmi�) ṛh 2.46; नानाशस्त्रप्रहरणाः सर्व� युद्धविशारदा� (śastrapraharaṇāḥ sarve yuddhaviśāradā�) Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 1.9; Manusmṛti 9.148.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryԲ (ना�).—[, misprint for nagna: ś ca kṛṣṇā� ca� pretā� ṇḍī첹 84.11 (verse); so, without v.l., both edd.; but ms. � (photostat) nagnā; Burnouf and Kern both translation(s) naked, without note; so Tibetan gcer bu; read nagnā(ś).]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary(नाना).—ind. 1. Without, except. 2. Many, various. 3. Double or two-fold. E. Բñ negative, and ñ aff.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary(नाना).—adv. Different, [Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 1, 2, 32. Often in the beginning of comp. words, Of different classes, [Բśٰ] 9, 148; various, 257.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary(नन�).—[feminine] mother (fam. expression).
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(नाना).—[adverb] differently, variously, distinctly, separately, [often] adj., [especially] °�; *as [preposition] without ([instrumental], [ablative], or [accusative]).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) (नन�):�f. fam. expression for ‘mother� [Ṛg-veda ix, 112, 3] (cf. 2. tata)
2) = 峦, [Naighaṇṭuka, commented on by Yāska i, 11.]
3) Բ (ना�):�m. Name of a man (also -ṭṭ), [Catalogue(s)]
4) (नाना):—[from Բ] 2. (See Բ) f. coin (= = ṇaka), [Hemādri’s Caturvarga-cintāmaṇi]
5) 1. ind. ([Pāṇini 5-2, 27]; [gana] 徱) differently, variously, distinctly, separately, (often used as an [adjective (cf. [masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective])] = various, different, distinct from [with [instrumental case] e.g. ś� na śܲ, ‘the Universe is not distinct from ڰ� [Vopadeva]; rarely mfn. e.g. nārīṣu su, [Pañcarātra]] [especially] in [compound]; cf. below), [Ṛg-veda] etc. etc.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary(नाना):�adv. Without; many, various.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)(नाना) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Ṇāṇ.
[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) Բ (ना�) [Also spelled nan]:�(nf) a kind of thick oven-cooked bread.
2) (नाना):�(nm) maternal grandfather; (a) varied, diverse, manifold; miscellaneous.
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Prakrit-English dictionary
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary1) Ṇaṇa (णण) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: ԳñԲ.
Ṇaṇa has the following synonyms: Aṇuja.
2) Ṇāṇa (णा�) also relates to the Sanskrit word: ñԲ.
3) Ṇāṇ (णाणा) also relates to the Sanskrit word: .
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 corpusNāṇa (ನಾ�):—[noun] a washing of the body in water; bath.
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Nāṇa (ನಾ�):—[noun] the state of knowing; acquaintance with facts; knowledge; learnedness.
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(ನಾನಾ):—[adjective] of different kinds, varieties,
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconNaṉ� (நன�) noun < நனவு. [nanavu.] See நனவு [nanavu], 1. நன� வத்தைய� லானவகையை [nana vathaiyi lanavagaiyai] (திருமந�. [thiruman.] 2310).
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Nāṉa (நா�) [ṻ�] adjectival < . Sundry, diverse, various, many; பல. பிராரத்வ நானாவாகும் [pala. pirarathva nanavagum] (கைவல்ய நவநீதம� தத�. [kaivalya navanitham thath.] 97).
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary1) Naṅa (नङ):—n. nail;
2) (नाना):—n. (baby talk) dress; clothes; adj. many; several; of diverse nature or quality; various;
: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryNaanaa is another spelling for नाना [].—n. (baby talk) dress; clothes; adj. many; several; of diverse nature or quality; various;
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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Starts with (+18): Nana bhatta, Nana jhunka, Nana Vipphara Iddhi, Nanabala, Nanabandhu, Nanabharana, Nanabhava, Nanabheda, Nanabhuta, Nanabija, Nanacakkhu, Nanacakra, Nanacetas, Nanacitta, Nanadana, Nanadassana, Nanadassin, Nanadesha, Nanadeshiya, Nanadeshya.
Full-text (+1610): Janna, Anna, Nanavidha, Pancanana, Netti, Nanarupa, Nani, Nanatva, Janana, Nanakara, Nanabhava, Nanavarna, Nanarasa, Nanaratna, Nanabhuta, Nanapada, Caturanana, Nanartha, Annana, Nanadhvani.
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