Bhada, Bhaḍa, Bhadā: 9 definitions
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarybhaḍa (भड).—f (Imit. bhaḍa!) Light and crackling fuel. See bhaḍasa.
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bhāḍa (भाड).—f (bhāṭaka S) Profits obtained by letting out females to prostitution.
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bhāḍa (भाड).—n A kiln or oven for parching corn &c. 2 (For bhaḍa or bhaḍasa) Feeding with fuel the hole underneath a corn-parching oven: also the fuel supplied. v jhōka, bhōka.
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bhādā (भादा) [or द्या, dyā].—a Of beaten testicles--a bull &c.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishbhāḍa (भाड).—f Profits obtained by letting out females to prostitution.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryBhaḍa (भड).—A particular mixed caste.
Derivable forms: bhaḍaḥ (भडः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryBhaḍa (भड).—[masculine] [Name] of a cert. mixed caste.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryBhaḍa (भड):—m. Name of a [particular] mixed caste, [Catalogue(s)] (cf. bhaṭa).
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary1) Bhāḍa (भाड):—(nm) a parcher’s oven; —[jhoṃkanā] to do a worthless/low level job; to undertake an unavailing/unrewarding assignment; —[bhūṃjanā] to manage an oven; to do nothing worthwhile, to have no attainments; —[meṃ jāye] go to hell !, be damned!; —[meṃ jhoṃkanā/ḍālanā] to condemn, to damn; to destroy, to ruin.
2) Bhāḍā (भाडा):—(nm) fare; rent; freight; [bhāḍedāra] a hirer; hence [bhāḍedārī; bhāḍe kā ṭaṭṭū ] a hireling, hack, mercenary; [bhāḍe kā lekhaka] hack writer.
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Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary1) Bhaḍa (भड) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Bhaṭa.
2) Bhada (भद) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Bhad.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
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Starts with (+88): Bhaadagaaun, Bhada-Kana-Kana-Kara-Dina-Dini-Dishi, Bhada-Kana-Kana-Kara-Dini-Dishi, Bhada-Kana-Kara-Dini-Dishi, Bhadabhada, Bhadabhadalia, Bhadabhadana, Bhadabhadanem, Bhadabhadata, Bhadabhadavinem, Bhadabhadita, Bhadabhadiya, Bhadabhadya, Bhadabharota, Bhadabhrot, Bhadabhumja, Bhadabhunjya, Bhadada, Bhadadada, Bhadadam.
Ends with (+11): Abbhubbhada, Accubbhada, Arabhada, Arabhada, Aragbhada, Bhadabhada, Bherali Bhada, Bhidabhada, Cabhada, Carabhada, Carabhada, Cibbhada, Cibhada, Dabhada, Gabhada, Garbhada, Gharabhada, Hundabhada, Jabhada, Jambhada.
Full-text (+21): Bhata, Bhadaharimatritirtha, Bhad, Bhadakhau, Sadha Bhada, Bhadabhadita, Shribhada, Bherali Bhada, Bhadagna, Bhadabhadanem, Bhada-Kana-Kana-Kara-Dina-Dini-Dishi, Madava, Bhadaka, Bhadaki, Bhata-Kana-Kana-Kara-Dishim, Bhadamara, Bhanda, Bhadaga, Bhadasa, Akela.
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