Dabava, Dabāva: 3 definitions

Introduction:

Dabava 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 Dabav.

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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

dabāva (दबाव).—m ( H) Intimidation, repression, snubbing, chiding. 2 Awe or reverence; sense or feeling of repression and restraint. 3 Awfulness or authoritativeness; quality of impressing with awe. 4 A cross-piece (of wood or stone) laid over a doorway, a covered gutter &c.: also an end of a cross-beam lying over the wall or place of support.

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

dabāva (दबाव).—m Intimidation, repression, snub- bing. Awe or reverence. sense or feeling of repression and restraint. Awfulness or authoritativeness, qual- ity of impressing with awe.

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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.

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Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Dabāva (दबाव) [Also spelled dabav]:—(nm) pressure, duress; suppression, compression; compulsion, coercion; stress/strain; —[ḍālanā] to influence; to coerce; to exercise pressure; —[meṃ ā kara kāma karanā] to act under coercion/duress.

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