Basakata, Basakaṭa: 2 definitions
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Basakata means something in Marathi. 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.
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Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarybasakaṭa (बसकट).—f (basaṇēṃ) Squatting down through fatigue or stubbornness, or (as by a dun) in restraint (of a debtor); fixedly seating one's self. v ghē, māra.
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basakaṭa (बसकट).—a (basaṇēṃ) Low, squat, dumpy, flattish, short and outspread: opp. to ubhāṭa, umāra &c. 2 Squat or snub;--used of the nose. basakaṭanākyā Snubnosed.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishbasakaṭa (बसकट).—f Squatting down through fatigue or stubborness, fixedly seating one's self.
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basakaṭa (बसकट).—a Low, flattish. Squat or snub. ब?B māraṇēṃ or ghēṇēṃ To abandon an under- taking in despair of success.
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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