Ardhabata, Ardhabāṭa: 2 definitions

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Ardhabata 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 Dictionary

ardhabāṭa (अर्धबाट).—or -bāṭagā a (ardha & bāṭaṇēṃ) Half-bruisedlevigated- pounded- cooked- ripened &c.; half-done-made-accomplished gen. Hence, 2 Half or superficially acquainted with; a half-scholar, a dabbler, dipper, smatterer, sciolist. 3 Half fallen from caste, i. e. lax in the observance of rites and forms. 4 Whose father is of one caste and mother of another. 5 Used as ad By half, i. e. imperfectly or defectively.

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

ardhabāṭa (अर्धबाट) [-bāṭagā, -बाटगा].—a Half fallen from caste. Half-bruised pounded-cooked-ripen- ed-&c. ad By half, imperfectly or defectively.

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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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