Ghasaghasha, Ghasaghaśā, Ghasaghāsa: 2 definitions

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Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

ghasaghaśā (घसघशा).—a (ghāsaṇēṃ) One ever chiding and scolding, bickering, caviling, grumbling, muttering: also a haggler or chafferer; one hard at bargains.

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ghasaghasa (घसघस).—f (ghāsaṇēṃ) Obstinate chaffering and haggling. Ex. tumhī kāṃhīṃ vikata ghēṇāra kīṃ kōraḍī gha0 lāvaṇāra? 2 Incessant finding of fault and reproving. 3 Discontented muttering, grumbling, growling: also family or private bickering or chafing. 4 Animated arguing and disputing. v kara, lāva, ghāla, māṇḍa through all the senses.

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ghasāghasa (घसाघस) [or सां, sāṃ].—ad Imit. of certain sounds, as that of cutting grass, of cranching, chewing &c.: also fancifully expressive of the manner of lavishly spending, recklessly gulping &c.

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ghāsāghāsa (घासाघास).—or -ghīsa f (ghāsaṇēṃ) Reiterated rubbing. Hence fig. constant chiding and scolding; arguing, debating, discussing; squabbling, jarring, wrangling; chaffering, haggling, bargaining; the clashing and striving of rivalry &c. v kara, lāva, ghāla, māṇḍa.

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

ghasaghaśā (घसघशा).—a One ever chiding and scold- ing. One hard at bargains.

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ghasaghasa (घसघस).—f Obstinate chaffering and hag- gling. Incessant finding of fault and reproving.

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ghasāghasa (घसाघस).—ad Expressive of the manner of lavishly spending, recklessly gulp- ing &c.

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ghāsāghāsa (घासाघास) [or ghīsa, or घीस].—f Reiterated rubbing. Constant chiding and scolding. Wrangling.

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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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