Bhanabhana, Bhaṇabhaṇa, Bhanābhana: 2 definitions

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Bhanabhana 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

bhaṇabhaṇa (भणभण).—f (Imit.) A buzzing or humming (of flies &c.) 2 Dreariness, desolateness, dismal solitariness (of a place).

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bhaṇabhaṇa (भणभण) [or णां, ṇāṃ].—ad Imit. of the sound of buzzing or humming; also of the whistling noise made by the wind in passing through an empty house &c. Ex. vārā bha0 vāhatō. bhaṇabhaṇa or ṇāṃ karaṇēṃ To sing or sound from very emptiness; to sound vacant and hollow, and thus convey an impression of nakedness, dreariness, desolateness--an empty house, uninhabited wilderness, deserted village. 2 also with phiraṇēṃ To run about wildly, to roam or rove.

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

bhaṇabhaṇa (भणभण).—f A buzzing (of flies, &c.). Dreariness.

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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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