aman

¹ American  

[ah-muhn] / ˈɑ mən /

noun

1. a long-grain, long-stemmed rice with a very high water requirement, grown mainly in India during the summer or rainy season and harvested in early winter.

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aman ² American  

[ah-muhn] / ˈɑ mən /

noun

1. Indian English. peace and harmony; friendship or brotherhood.

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Example Sentences

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aman

At any rate, on whatever ground granted, it appears to us only right that aman should be able to stop the exhibition of his counterfeit self.

From The Verge ● Apr. 1, 2016

From the result in the Court below of the Monson wax figure case, it would appear that aman has a legal right to prevent the multiplication of copies of himself.

From The Verge ● Apr. 1, 2016

The rice of the Ganges delta used to be monsoon, or aman, rice; it was planted before the annual rains and harvested after.

From Economist ● Nov. 1, 2012

Perque tuit li fin aman Sapchan qu'amors es fina bevolenza Que nais del cor e dels huelh, ses duptar.

From The Troubadours by Chaytor, H.J.

Distinctly outlined on the lid of-the coffin was the simulacrum of the figure of aman.

From His Unquiet Ghost 1911 by Murfree, Mary Noailles