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Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

bhaka (भक).—n m (bhakṣa S) Victuals or food; but esp. offerings of food to piśāca, grāmadēvatā &c. Ex. dēvālā kōmbaḍēṃ bhaka dilhēṃ maga malā sōḍalēṃ. 2 Vulgarly. The food or prey of: also food in general.

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bhāka (भाक).—f (bhāṣā S) A promise or an assurance. v dē. 2 A mutual assurance; a compact or an agreement. v kara. 3 Anything placed as a pledge (with an idol) until the fulfilment of a vow made. v ṭhēva, utara. bhāka utaraṇēṃ or bhākēsa utaraṇēṃ To come to pass or be made good--a promise or pledge. bhāka satya karaṇēṃ To redeem, verify, or make good one's promise. bhākēsa guntaṇēṃ To be constrained or bound by one's word or pledge.

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

bhaka (भक).—n m Victuals, food.

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bhāka (भाक).—f A promise; an agreement.

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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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Starts with (+26): Bhakabahana, Bhakabhaka, Bhakabhakana, Bhakabhakaunu, Bhakabhakay, Bhakabhakaya, Bhakabhuka, Bhakada, Bhakadakatha, Bhakadavahana, Bhakai, Bhakakam, Bhakaksha, Bhakala, Bhakala-garnu, Bhakalanem, Bhakalani, Bhakali, Bhakalpure, Bhakanda.

Ends with (+97): Abbhaka, Adrubhaka, Adubhaka, Alabhaka, Ambhaka, Anabhaka, Arambhaka, Arbhaka, Ashmagarbhaka, Astobhaka, Aurnanabhaka, Avipralambhaka, Bhabhaka, Bhakabhaka, Cittadubbhaka, Dambhaka, Darbhaka, Deddubhaka, Dhatustambhaka, Dibhaka.

Full-text (+2): Bhakha, Kanabhaka, Vairambha, Viyogabhaj, Gardabhika, Keshagarbha, Jambhaga, Gardabha, Uttampakam, Kimvakakaluta, Vatsanabha, Bhakabahana, Bhika, Kshobha, Bhakanem, Tittibha, Hatharatnavali, Lambha, Bhaga, Sunabha.

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