miyana
miyana is the alternative form of meeana.
Meaning of meeana
Noun
meeana (plural meeanas)
- A palanquin with open sides.
- The lowest kind of palanquins, which are small litters suspended under a straight bamboo, by which they are carried, and shaded by a frame covered with cloth, do not admit the passenger to lie at length, and are here called Miyana, or Mahapa. In some places, these terms are considered as...1838, Robert Montgomery Martin, “The History, Antiquities, Topography, and Statistics of Eastern India...”, in Bhagulpoor, Goruckpoor, and Dinajepoor, volume II, page 426
- Synonym of palanquin, an Indian litter of whatever form.
- After that, in the same style as the bridegroom came the preceding night to the bride's house, he now proceeds home on horseback, and she along with him in a meeana (a palankeen) with doors shut, attended by music, dancing-girls, and accompanied by all the relatives, &c. On reaching his house, the...1832, Jaffur Shurreef, translated by G. A. Herklotts, Qauoon-e-Islam, or, The Customs of the Moosulmans of India...
- Synonyms:
- palanquin
Noun capitalized: Miyana
Miyana (plural Miyanas or Miyana)
Forms of miyana
| plural | miyanas |
|---|---|
| plural | Miyanas |
| plural | Miyana |
Questions about miyana
- What does miyana mean?
- Miyana means a member of a Muslim Rajput community found in the state of Gujarat in India.
- What is miyana the alternative form of?
- Miyana is the alternative form of meeana.
- What part of speech is miyana?
- Miyana is a noun.
- What is the plural of miyana?
- The plural of miyana is miyanas.
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