Bhutakhana, Bhūtakhāna: 2 definitions

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Bhutakhana 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

bhūtakhāna (भूतखान).—n (bhūta & P) A term for a woman, girl, boy &c. whose hair is disheveled, clothes dirty, and general figure hideous or disgusting; a fright, a malkin.

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bhūtakhānā (भूतखाना).—m (bhūta & P) A place infested with fiends, sprites, and goblins. 2 The tricks, pranks, and mischievous acts of fiends and sprites. v uṭha, māja. Ex. jikaḍē tikaḍē bhū0 uṭhalā āhē dupāracī bāhēra jāūṃ nakō. 3 Applied to a multitude of children flocking together; also to a rabble or mob of vulgar people; also to a frightful or disgusting person. 4 Revilingly. A dirty and disorderly place.

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

bhūtakhānā (भूतखाना).—m A place infested with fiends, &c.

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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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