Cava; 2 Definition(s)
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cava (चव).—f Taste, relish, perception (by the palate, the ear, or the understanding). Pr. gāḍhavāsa guḷā- cī cava kāya? badhirāsa kāya gāyanācī cava? 2 Taste, flavor, sapidity: also fig. pleasingness or agreeableness (as of occupations or employments). Pr. tāpalyā pāṇyāsa cava yēta nāhīṃ Friendship &c. once destroyed cannot be renewed. 3 m (tsh not ts.) Excitement; emulative ardor; an impulse or an itching (to do &c.) v yē 4 (Ts not tsh.) Scrapings of cocoanut. 5 In pearl-buying. A measure or standard of estimation obtained from a calculation formed upon the number or weight of the pearls. cava kāḍhaṇēṃ To indulge daintiness in eating. cava ghēṇēṃ or pāhaṇēṃ To taste. 2 fig. To know by experience. cavēsa paḍaṇēṃ To become tasteful or agreeable unto.
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cavā (चवा).—m An oblique, a St. Andrew's cross, a couple, a frame composed of two rafters or poles meeting transversely.
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cāva (चाव).—m pl (Commonly cāra) Freaks, fancies, whimsies; dainty airs; affected ways (in eating, speaking, dressing, walking).
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cāvā (चावा).—m (cāvaṇēṃ) A morsure or bite. v ghē. 2 The bite or part bitten.
(Source): DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarycava (चव).—f Taste, relish, perception. Excite- ment; emulative ardour; an impulse or an itching (to do &c.). v yē. Scrap- ings of cocoanut. A measure of pearls.
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cavā (चवा).—m An oblique, a St. Andrew's cross.
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cāva (चाव).—m pl Freaks. Affected ways.
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cāvā (चावा).—m A bite; the bite or part bitten.
(Source): DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-EnglishMarathi 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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| Dokada | dōkaḍā (दोकडा).—m A small copper piece of money, 1,1000th of a cava. | |
| Pani | pāṇi (पाणि).—m The hand.--- OR --- pāṇī (पाणी).—n Water. Rain. Temper (of metals). Spirit, mett... | |
| Shava | śava (शव).—n A corpse.--- OR --- śāva (शाव).—m A young one of an animal.--- OR --- savā (सवा).—... | |
| Kana | kaṇa (कण).—m A particle, an atom. A gain. f Local spasm or cramp, as in kaṇa bharaṇēṃ.--- OR --... | |
| Cavana | cavaṇā (चवणा).—m A taste or taking to. An ill- habit, a way, a trick. | |
| Cavanata | cavanaṭa (चवनट).—a Fastidious, squeamish, of dainty palate. Obscene, smutty, foul-tongued. | |
| Cavi | cāvī (चावी).—f A key. | |
| Shokanem | śōkaṇēṃ (शोकणें).—v t Dry up. v i Be parched with thirst.--- OR --- sōkaṇēṃ (सोकणें).—v i Con- ... | |
| Khasakhasavuna | khasakhasāvūna (खसखसावून).—ad Vehemently; smartly. | |
| Kacakaca | kacakaca (कचकच).—f The screaming of the crane; the sound from a gritty substance
between the te... | |
| Tadatada | taḍataḍa (तडतड) [-ḍāṃ, -डां].—ad Imit. of the spitting and spattering of things frying or parch... | |
| Cavadhava | cavaḍhava (चवढव).—f A mess, pickle, plight. | |
| Cavakata | cavakaṭa (चवकट).—&c. For these words and others compounded
with cava Four, see in order under c... | |
| Cevanem | cēvaṇēṃ (चेवणें).—v i (cava) To become wild, libertine, dissolute. 2 To turn foolishly mad. |
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