Apharataphara, Apharātaphara: 3 definitions
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Apharataphara 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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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryapharātaphara (अफरातफर) [or रा, rā].—f Confusion or commotion (as of a country): tumultuous dispersion; wild hurryskurry (as of people): disorder or derangement (as of articles): slovenly or disorderly state (of affairs).
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apharātapharā (अफरातफरा).—ad (Imit.) In a slovenly, slubbering, disorderly manner: also in huggermugger or shuffingly.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishapharātaphara (अफरातफर) [-rā, -रा].—f Disorder, confusion, dis- orderly state, derangement. Mis- appropriation (as of money).
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusApharātapharā (ಅಫರಾತಫರಾ):—[noun] appropriation (of public money, resources) for personal, incorrect or dishonest use; misappropriation.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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