Badala: 5 definitions

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Badala means something in the history of ancient India, Marathi, Hindi. 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Badal.

India history and geography

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

Badalā.—(Chamba), return, exchange; same as parata. Note: badalā is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

badala (बदल).—f Changing. v kara g. of o. 2 Changing one's mind, turning. v ghē. 3 Turning from one's promise or word; receding, retracting. v khā.

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badala (बदल).—prep ( A) For or in exchange of: also in lieu of; instead. Ex. pāgōṭyābadala hā śēlā dētōṃ. 2 On account of; for the sake of. Ex. adhyayanā- badala tyā gāṃvānta rāhaṇēṃ prāpta.

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badala (बदल).—n or badalācēṃ lagna n Interchange, between families, of daughters in marriage.

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badalā (बदला).—m ( A) Money returned to be exchanged. 2 unc Retaliation or requital. v ghē g. of o.

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badalā (बदला).—prep (Commonly badala) For; instead; on account of.

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bādalā (बादला).—m ( H) Gold or silver wire, or silver wire gilded, or copper-wire made yellow over the fire (as drawn and flattened in preparation for making kalābatū). bādalyācā turā Gold from off old brocade reduced to fine bits or spangles.

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bādalā (बादला).—m ( H) A large water-skin. It is the half of a pakhāla, and is usually set up upon three sticks.

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

badala (बदल).—f Changing, prep For; in lieu of On account of; for the sake of.

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badalā (बदला).—m Money returned to be exchang- ed. Retaliation or requital. prep For; instead; on account of.

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bādalā (बादला).—m Gold or silver wire. A large water-skin.

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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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Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

1) Badala (बदल) [Also spelled badal]:—(nf) change, alteration (used as the second member of the compound [phera-badala]); replacement.

2) Badalā (बदला) [Also spelled badla]:—(nm) revenge, vengeance; retaliation; recompense; exchange; return; lieu; —[cukānā] to be even with, to square accounts with, to take revenge on; —[denā] to repay, to recompense (with); —[lenā] to be even with, to put it across a person, to take revenge, to wreak vengeance; [badale meṃ] in return for, in lieu of.

3) Bādala (बादल) [Also spelled badal]:—(nm) a cloud; -[uṭhanā/umaḍanā] the clouds to gather thick; -[khulanā] the clouds to be diffused/scattered; -[garajanā] the clouds to produce a rumbling sound, a thundering sound to be produced; -[ghiranā] the clouds to grow dense, the sky to be overcast; -[chaṃṭanā/phaṭanā] the clouds to be diffused/scattered; -[chānā] the sky to be overcast with clouds; —[meṃ bigalī lagānā] lit. to patch up a cleavage in the sky -to accomplish an impossibility, to work wonder, to perform a miracle; [bādaloṃ se bāteṃ karanā] to be very high up in the skies; to establish a rapport with the skies.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Bādaḷa (ಬಾದಳ):—[noun] = ಬಾದಣ [badana]1.

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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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