Aushthya, Auṣṭhya, Aushthyavarna: 2 definitions
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Aushthya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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 Auṣṭhya can be transliterated into English as Austhya or Aushthya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAuṣṭhya (औष्ठ्य).—a. [oṣṭha-yat] Relating to the lip, labial.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusAuṣṭhya (ಔಷ್ಠ್ಯ):—
1) [adjective] being at the lips; of the lips; labial.
2) [adjective] articulated with one or both lips.
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Auṣṭhya (ಔಷ್ಠ್ಯ):—[noun] = ಔಷ್ಠ್ಯವರ್ಣ [aushthyavarna].
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Auṣṭhyavarṇa (ಔಷ್ಠ್ಯವರ್ಣ):—[noun] any of the letters articulated with one or two lips (ಪ, ಫ, ಬ, ಭ [pa, pha, ba, bha]); the sound so produced; a labial sound.
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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Starts with: Aushthyasthana, Aushthyasvara, Aushthyavarna.
Ends with: Dantaushthya, Dantyaushthya, Kaushthya.
Full-text: Aushthyavarna, Aushthyasthana, Aushthyasvara.
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