Nirakshara, ṣa, Nir-akshara: 8 definitions
Introduction:
Nirakshara 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.
The Sanskrit term ṣa can be transliterated into English as Niraksara or Nirakshara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Nirakshar.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarynirṣa (निरक्ष�).—a (S) Illiterate.
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
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryṣa (निरक्ष�).�a. Not knowing the letters, illiterate.
ṣa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nir and ṣa (अक्ष�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṣa (निरक्ष�):—[=nir-ṣa] [from nir > ni�] mfn. not knowing the letters, [Hemacandra’s Pariśiṣṭaparvan]
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)ṣa (निरक्ष�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Ṇi.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryṣa (निरक्ष�) [Also spelled nirakshar]:�(a) illiterate, unlettered, uneducated; ignorant, foolish; ~[] illiteracy, the state or position of being unlettered; —[ṭṭ峦ⲹ] an absolutely illiterate fellow, unlettered person.
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusṣa (ನಿರಕ್ಷ�):—[adjective] not knowing how to read or write; uneducated; illiterate.
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ṣa (ನಿರಕ್ಷ�):—[noun] a man unable to read and write; an illeterate man.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionaryṣa (निरक्ष�):—adj. 1. illiterate; 2. uncultured; uncivilized; rude; uncouth;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Akshara, Nir.
Starts with: Nirakshara-bhatta, Nirakshara-nira.
Full-text: Nirakshara-nira, Nirakshara-bhatta, Nirakshar, Nirakkari, Nirakkhara, Nirakshar-bhatta, Niratcarakutci, Nirakkara, Nirakkarakukki.
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