Ataata, Aṭaaṭa: 2 definitions

Introduction:

Ataata 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

aṭaaṭa (अटअट).—f (aṭaṇēṃ) Vehement or toilsome efforts. See aṭāaṭa &c.

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aṭāaṭa (अटाअट).—f (aṭaṇēṃ) Wasting and drying up (of wells, brooks &c.) 2 Hence, Failing or becoming scarce (of money, of corn &c.)

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aṭāāṭa (अटाआट).—m aṭāghāṭa m f aṭāṭī f aṭāpiṭā m aṭāpiṭī f aṭāpīṭa f (aṭaṇēṃ ghāṭaṇēṃ, & piṭaṇēṃ) Vehement efforts; strenuous and laborious exertion; toil, pains, ado. 2 The state of exhaustion or weariness resulting. 3 Harassing and worrying: also the state of being harassed and worried (as of a debtor by his creditor, of laborers by taskmasters, of a people by marauders). v kara, hō, paḍa.

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

aṭāāṭa (अटाआट).—f Vehement efforts; toil

context information

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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