Bhongali, Bhōṅgaḷī, Bhoṅgalī: 2 definitions

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Bhongali 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

bhōṅgaḷī (भोंगळी).—f (The fem of bhōṅgaḷā, but in constant use as a term of vulgar reviling for a female.) A slut, slattern, drab.

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bhōṅgaḷī (भोंगळी).—f (bhōṅgaḷa) The hollow of a tube: hence a tube or pipe, any hollow cylinder. In this sense dēvanāḷācī bhōṅgaḷī A pipe of arundo tibialis; kulu- pācī bhōṅgaḷī The tubular portion of the Native padlock (bhōṅgaḷīcēṃ kulūpa); maḷasūcācī bhōṅgaḷī The case or chamber of a screw; gōṭhācī bhōṅgaḷī The tube of the trinket gōṭha. 2 C A trough or tube, esp. of a Cocoanut-palm or Fan-palm hollowed. 3 (Vulgar.) The buttocks or posteriors. 4 unc Hollowness or vacuity. 5 Properly gajabhōṅgaḷī.

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

bhōṅgaḷī (भोंगळी).—f The hollow of a tube; a tube.

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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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