Akaramasha, Akaramāśā: 2 definitions

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Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

akaramāśā (अकरमाशा) [or शी, śī].—a (akarā & māsā) Of eleven masa weight--a rupee. 2 (akarā & māsa Month.) Which carries in the womb eleven months--a buffalo. 3 In cant phraseology. Illegitimate. 4 Also akaramāhī a (akarā & P Month.) In which only eleven months' pay is paid of the twelve months' pay due--a service or employment, a rōjamurā, rōjagāra, cākarī &c.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

akaramāśā (अकरमाशा) [-śī, -शी].—a Illegitimate; of 11 másá weight. Of mixed breed or not of pure origin according to rules of marriage within caste.

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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.

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