Lokapavada, Lōkāpavāda, Lokāpavāda, Loka-apavada: 10 definitions
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Lokapavada means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Lokapavad.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarylōkāpavāda (लोकापवाद).—m (S) A general outcry against; popular accusation.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishlōkāpavāda (लोकापवाद).—m Popular accusation.
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
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryLokāpavāda (लोकापवाद).—public scandal, popular censure; लोकापवादो बलवान् मतो मे (lokāpavādo balavān mato me) R.14.4.
Derivable forms: lokāpavādaḥ (लोकापवादः).
Lokāpavāda is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms loka and apavāda (अपवाद).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryLokāpavāda (लोकापवाद).—m.
(-daḥ) Popular accusation.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryLokāpavāda (लोकापवाद).—[masculine] the reproach of the world, general evil report.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryLokāpavāda (लोकापवाद):—[from loka > lok] m. the reproach or censure of the world, general evil report, public scandal, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature etc.]
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryLokāpavāda (लोकापवाद) [Also spelled lokapavad]:—(nm) public slander.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusLōkāpavāda (ಲೋಕಾಪವಾದ):—[noun] general evil report, disrepute, disgrace, etc. about a person.
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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Partial matches: Loka, Apavada.
Full-text: Lokapavad, Abhishasti, Balavant.
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