Bokandi, Bōkāṇḍī, Bokāṇḍī: 2 definitions
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Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarybōkāṇḍī (बोकांडी).—f bōkāṇḍēṃ n (Perhaps from bōkā A cat, it being the practice of cats to seize their kittens by the back of the neck.) A light or slighting term for the neck. With verbs implying injurious action or restraint. Ex. vāghānēṃ bō0 dharalī-phōḍalī- sōḍalī; hā tyācē bōkāṇḍīsa basalā. bō0 dharaṇēṃ g. of o. To detain in painful or helpless waiting for; or to restrain from free action; to tie one's hands up. bōkāṇḍīsa basaṇēṃ g. of o. To urge or importune; to hang upon in violent enforcement or worrying supplication.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishbōkāṇḍī (बोकांडी).—f-ḍēṃ n A light term for the neck. bōkāṇḍīsa basaṇēṃ Urge or importune.
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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