Alamatalama, Aḷamaṭaḷama, Alamaṭalama: 2 definitions

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Alamatalama 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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[«previous next»] — Alamatalama in Marathi glossary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

aḷamaṭaḷama (अळमटळम) [or अळमटाळम, aḷamaṭāḷama].—n f aḷamaṭāḷa or ḷī f (Fanciful formations.) Dilatoriness; dawdling; dillydallying; careless and listless performance or lazy procrastination: also slackness or indifference. v māṇḍa, lāva, kara. 2 Shuffling, evading, putting off. 3 Doubtfulness; uncertainty of event. Ex. tyācē yēṇyācēṃ a0 disatēṃ. 4 Vagueness or indeterminateness (of speech).

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aḷamaṭaḷama (अळमटळम).—ad In a dull, drowsy, listless manner: also vaguely, equivocally, evasively &c.: also (as descriptively of scanty showering) indeterminately, undecidedly &c.

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

aḷamaṭaḷama (अळमटळम).—n f Dilatoriness. Shuffling. ad Vaguely.

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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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