Alternative spellings of this word include Chakla.

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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

cakalā (चकला).—m (cakra S or H) A division of country comprising several paragaṇē. 2 A kind of cloth (silk and cotton). 3 The hall, court, or office of the magistrate of a ward. 4 A stall or stand of a shroff; also a stand or station (of hire-people -animals-vehicles). 3 Amongst beggars. The practice of taking one's stand early in the morning, anticipating other beggars: also the alms asked or given in this connection. Ex. āja mājhā ca0 āhē or myāṃ ca0 kēlā; malā ca0 dyā.

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cakaḷa (चकळ).—n (śakala S) A piece or bit, esp. a slice.

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cākaḷa (चाकळ).—a P (Commonly caghaḷa) Tediously talkative.

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

cakalā (चकला).—m A division of country compris- ing several paragaṇē. A stall or stand of a shroff.

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cākaḷa (चाकळ).—a Tediously talkative.

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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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Cakalā (चकला) [Also spelled chakla]:—(nm) a brotnel; pastryboard, circular wooden or stony board for spreading dough into a bread; [cakaledāra] the owner of a brothel: —[calānā] to run/own a brothel.

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Starts with: Cakala-kalavalli, Cakala-kunacampannan, Cakalacitti, Cakalai, Cakalakamapantitar, Cakalam, Cakalamankalai, Cakalan, Cakalanitkalam, Cakalapacanam, Cakalapancakam, Cakalappati, Cakalar, Cakalari, Cakalatattuvam, Cakalattiral, Cakalattirumeni, Cakalattu, Cakalavallaki, Cakalavattai.

Ends with: Akalacakala, Bucakala, Dacakala, Gecakala, Kacakala, Mahavacakala, Mokala Cakala, Pacakala, Pancakala, Saccakala.

Full-text: Cakalya, Cauda, Cakalamankalai, Cakalappati, Cakalattirumeni, Cakala-kunacampannan, Cakalapacanam, Cakala-kalavalli, Cakalanitkalam, Cakalatattuvam, Chakla, Cakalapancakam.

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