Catara, Caṭāra, Cātara, Cātarā: 4 definitions
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Catara means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Tamil. 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 Chatara.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarycaṭāra (चटार).—a commonly caṭōra a Light, low, scampish; of dissolute or irregular habits and practices.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishcaṭāra (चटार).—a caṭōra a Light, low, scampish; of dissolute or irregular habits and practices.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryCātara (चातर).—a. (-rī f.) [चतुर एव स्वार्थे अण् (catura eva svārthe aṇ)]
1) Relating to four.
2) Clever, able, shrewd.
3) Speaking well, flattering.
4) Drawn by four (as a carriage).
5) Governing, ruling.
6) Visible, perceptible.
-raḥ A small round pillow.
-ram A four-wheeled carriage.
-rī Skill, dexterity, ability; तद्भटचातुरीतुरी (tadbhaṭacāturīturī) N.1.12.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconCātarā (சாதரா) [cātarātal] [cātar-ā] intransitive verb < Urdu sādir +. To be served, as an order; சார்வாதல். உத்திரவு சாதராயிற்று. [sarvathal. uthiravu satharayirru.] Colloq.
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Cātarā (சாதரா) noun < Urdu cādara. Fine shawl, embroidered silk cloth; உயர்ந்த சால்வை. [uyarntha salvai.]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Catarana, Catarana-tirucapai, Cataranai, Catarananatcattiram, Cataranappatu, Cataranatappu, Cataranatarumam, Cataranniyam, Catarapuli, Catarasi, Cataratikkai.
Ends with: Pancatara, Uccatara.
Full-text: Sadara, Sadarahu, Sadra, Sadara-cidiyakhana, Sadarila, Sadara-amina, Sadarahajari, Sadarakamajyasti, Sadar-adar, Sadaraasami, Vankaccatar, Catar, Primsipal Sadara Amina, Sadaru, Sadar, Catir, Dara, Samhara.
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