Gacaka: 2 definitions
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Gacaka 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 Dictionarygacaka (गचक).—ad (Fancifully imitative.) Exuberantly, pressingly, crowdingly, overflowingly--rain, crops, money, good things: also freely, amply, largely--feasting, rioting &c. 2 Used as s f Exuberance or press: also reveling or luxurious living.
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gacakā (गचका).—m (gaca!) A quick jolt or shock. 2 By meton. A hole, loose stone &c., where a person is likely to be jolted or shocked. 3 fig. A blow or stroke of evil fortune. 4 fig. A trap, snare, pitfall; an involved passage in a writing; a stumbling-place. 5 A blow or punch into a soft and sounding body.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishgacakā (गचका).—m A quick jolt or shock. Fig. A blow or stroke of evil fortune. Fig. A trap, snare, pitfall, a stumbling place.
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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Starts with: Gacakalanem, Gacakali, Gacakamli, Gacakanem, Gacakani.
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