Caparasa, Caparāsa: 3 definitions
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Caparasa means something in Marathi, Hindi. 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Chaparas.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarycaparāsa (चपरास).—f ( H) A breastplate; a plate of a belt. 2 fig. A plate of metal fixed in a wall (as for a wall-shade &c.)
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishcaparāsa (चपरास).—f A breastplate; a plate of a belt.
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 dictionaryCaparāsa (चपरास) [Also spelled chaparas]:—(nf) a breast plate; a plate worn on belt (as a mark of office) by peons etc.; (in wrestling) a violent stroke of the left foot on the right of the adversary and vice-versa.
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