Agasa: 3 definitions
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Agasa means something in Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit. 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
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryagasa (अगस).—& agasaṇēṃ Better āgasa & āgasaṇēṃ.
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agāsa (अगास).—& agāsadivā Vulgar corruptions of ākāśa & ākāśadivā. Ex. ghāra phiratī agāsīṃ || ticēṃ citta pilyāpāsīṃ ||
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āgasa (आगस).—ad Early, early ripe or ready, rath. Seldom used but as opp. to māgasa Late.
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.
Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary1) Āgasa (आगस) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Ākṛṣ.
2) Āgāsa (आगास) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Ākāśa.
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
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusAgasa (ಅಗಸ):—
1) [noun] a man who washes clothes, as his profession; a washerman.
2) [noun] the caste of washermen, a notified backward caste;3) [noun] ಅಗಸನ ಕತ್ತೆಯನ್ನು ದೊಂಬರವನಿಗೆ ತ್ಯಾಗಹಾಕು [agasana katteyannu dombaravanige tyagahaku] agasana katteyannu dombaravanige tyāgahāku (prov.) to donate liberally that which is not one’s own; 'he robs Peter and pay Paul'; ಅಗಸನ ಬಡಿವಾರವೆಲ್ಲ ಹೆರವರ ಬಟ್ಟೆಯಮೇಲೆ [agasana badivaravella heravara batteyamele] agasana baḍivāravella heravara baṭṭeya mēle (prov.) he that is proud of his fine clothes gets his reputation from his tailor; ಹೊಸದರಲ್ಲಿ ಅಗಸ ಗೋಣಿಯನ್ನು ಎತ್ತಿ ಎತ್ತಿ ಒಗೆದ [hosadaralli agasa goniyannu etti etti ogeda] hosadaralli a gasa gōṇiyannu etti etti ogeda (prov.) a person new to a job, responsibility, etc. is very enthusiastic about working hard; a new broom sweeps well; 2. who begins too much accomplishes little.
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Agasa (ಅಗಸ):—[noun] an herbal plant (?).
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Āgasa (ಆಗಸ):—[noun] the apparent canopy over our heads; the sky; the firmament.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+38): Agasabocca, Agasadabbe, Agasadore, Agasagallu, Agasagitti, Agasagittiminu, Agasagudu, Agasahoylu, Agasala, Agasale, Agasali, Agasamani, Agasanem, Agasatamarai, Agasatana, Agasati, Agasavakki, Agasavalaya, Agasavani, Agasavatte.
Ends with (+8): Appagasa, Arakaca, Avagasa, Bhagasa, Cakaca, Digagasa, Garagasha, Gasagasa, Hagasa, Hatalagasa, Kacakaca, Karagasa, Katagasa, Kattukkacakaca, Magasa, Maragasa, Niragasa, Pagasa, Pagasa, Pravibhagasha.
Full-text: Akasha, Agasiga, Akrish, Kilimukkukkilanku, Akayakankai, Agasanem, Katagasa, Magasa, Antaranati, Virucu, Agu, Pukaikkuntu, Vimanam, Ane, Panam.
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