Varanari, Vāranārī, Vara-nari: 8 definitions

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Varanari means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Vāranārī (वारनारी).—f., [yoṣit] f.,

Vāranārī is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vāra and nārī (नारी). See also (synonyms): vārāṅganā, vārayuvati.

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

Vāranārī (वारनारी).—f. (-rī) A harlot. E. vāra and nārī a woman.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vāranārī (वारनारी).—[feminine] courtezan (cf. 3 vāra).

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

1) Varanārī (वरनारी):—[=vara-nārī] [from vara] f. the best woman, a most excellent woman, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]

2) Vāranārī (वारनारी):—[=vāra-nārī] [from vāra] f. idem (ifc. rīka), [Kathāsaritsāgara]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vāranārī (वारनारी):—[vāra-nārī] (rī) 3. f. A harlot.

[Sanskrit to German]

Varanari in German

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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.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Vāranāri (ವಾರನಾರಿ):—[noun] = ವಾರಕಾಂತೆ [varakamte].

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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

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Vāranāri (வாரநாரி) [vāra-nāri] noun < vāra-nārī. Prostitute; வேசி. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [vesi. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]

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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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