Devri, 顿别惫峁�: 6 definitions
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The Sanskrit term 顿别惫峁� can be transliterated into English as Devr or Devri, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary顿别惫峁� (啶︵啶掂).鈥�m. [诲颈惫-峁�]
1) A husband's brother (especially younger).
2) The husband of a woman previously married (?).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary顿别惫峁� (啶︵啶掂).鈥攎.
(-惫腻) 1. A husbands鈥檚 brother, but especially his younger brother. 2. The husband of a woman perviously married. E. div to play, Unadi affix 峁涐箛.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary顿别惫峁� (啶︵啶掂).鈥攎. A husband鈥檚 brother, but especially his younger brother.
鈥� Cf. [Latin] levir; [Old High German.] zeihur; [Anglo-Saxon.] tacur, tacor.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary顿别惫峁� (啶︵啶掂).鈥擺masculine] husband鈥檚 brother.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 顿别惫峁� (啶︵啶掂):鈥擺from deva] m. a husband鈥檚 brother ([especially] his younger brother), [峁歡-veda; Atharva-veda] ([probably] as the player, because he has less to do than his elder b掳); the husband of a woman previously married, [Horace H. Wilson]
2) [v.s. ...] cf. [Armorican or the language of Brittany] taigr; [Greek] 未伪萎蟻; [Latin] levir; [Anglo-Saxon] tacur; [German] zeihhur; [Lithuanian] d茅veris; [Slavonic or Slavonian] d臅veri.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary顿别惫峁� (啶︵啶掂):鈥�(惫腻) 4. m. A husband鈥檚 brother; husband of one twice married.
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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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Starts with: Devrighni, Devrikama.
Full-text: Vishvedevri, Devrighni, Devrikama, Devara, Deva, Tev, Adevrighni.
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Amarakoshodghatana of Kshirasvamin (study) (by A. Yamuna Devi)
Family system < [Chapter 3 - Social Aspects]
Archives of Social Sciences of Religions
Immortal Ashes: The Cremation of Widows in India < [Volume 67-1 (1989)]