Bavala, Bāvalā: 3 definitions
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Bavala means something in 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 Baval.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarybāvalā (बावला).—See bāhulā &c.
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bāvaḷā (बावळा).—m (Better bāvhaḷā) The region of the shoulder-joint.
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bāvaḷā (बावळा).—a ( H) Silly, idiotic, distraught, crackbrained. Pr. bāvaḷī mudrā dēvaḷīṃ nidrā He looks a fool, but he is a sharp one. (He contrives to sleep in the temple.)
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishbāvaḷā (बावळा).—a Silly. m The region of the shoulder-joint. bāvaḷī mudrā dēvaḷīṃ nidrā He looks a fool but he is a sharp one (He contrives to sleep in a temple).
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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary1) Bavāla (बवाल) [Also spelled baval]:—(nm) see [vabāla; —e-jāna] see [vabāla; —khaḍā karanā] to cause an affliction/a disastrous situation, to create a grave difficulty; —[pālanā] to own up an affliction/a difficulty.
2) Bāvalā (बावला) [Also spelled bavla]:—(a) mad, crazy; insane; ~[pana] madness, craziness; insanity.
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