Mayamavashi, Māyamāvaśī: 1 definition

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Mayamavashi means something in Marathi. 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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[«previous next»] — Mayamavashi in Marathi glossary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

māyamāvaśī (मायमावशी).—f (Mother and maternal aunt.) A motherly or matronlike person in general. 2 Used in construction with ōḷakhaṇēṃ-jāṇaṇēṃ-mānaṇēṃ- pāhaṇēṃ &c. (signifying To know, recognize, regard, or hold as in the place of one's mother or other inviolable relation) on occasions of affirming or of enjoining pure sentiment towards some ward or charge committed, or some person or thing subsisting in connection. See further under gōmāṃsa & śivasva.

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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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