Chatachata, Chaṭāchaṭa: 4 definitions
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Chatachata means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 Chhatachhata.
Ambiguity: Although Chatachata has separate glossary definitions below, it also represents an alternative spelling of the word Catacata. It further has the optional forms Chaṭachaṭā, Chata-chata, Chaṭachaṭa and Chaṭa-chaṭa.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarychaṭāchaṭa (छटाछट) [or टां, ṭāṃ].—ad Imit. of the sound of slashing or cutting rapidly soft, yielding, and rustling substances (as Plantain-trees, hair &c.)
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chāṭāchāṭa (छाटाछाट).—m (chāṭaṇēṃ) Cutting and clipping. 2 fig. Reducing, retrenching, knocking off (allowances, expenses, establishments).
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishchaṭāchaṭa (छटाछट) [-ṭāṃ, -टां].—ad Imit. of the sound of slash- ing or cutting rapidly soft and rustl- ing substances.
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chāṭāchāṭa (छाटाछाट).—m Cutting and clipping. Fig. Reducing.
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryChaṭachaṭā (छटछटा).—(Sanskrit chaṭā, AMg. chaḍā; āmreḍita), mass; instr. adv., in a mass, French en masse: taṃ tālaskandhaṃ pṛthivīye chaṭāchaṭāye (in one great mass; Senart, lourdement) upari patitaṃ Mahāvastu i.317.1; tāni bandhanāni hastena chaṭachaṭāya (in one single mass, en masse; = all with one stroke) chindati Mahāvastu ii.458.2. Both prose.
Chaṭachaṭā can also be spelled as Chaṭāchaṭā (छटाछटा).
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.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary1) Chaṭachaṭa (छटछट):—adv. (of rice) to be boiled with bubbling sound;
2) Chaṭāchaṭa (छटाछट):—adv. hurriedly; one after another; without any interruption;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Chata.
Starts with: Chatachatane, Chatachatayana, Chatachatayate.
Full-text: Chhatachat.
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