Dalem, Ḍālēṃ, Ḍāleṃ: 2 definitions

Introduction:

Dalem means something in 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.

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Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

ḍālēṃ (डालें).—n A frame to hold pitchers and pots upon an ass or other beast. 2 A word of the māvaḷa-region agreeing with vāraṅgōḷēṃ or irajīka.

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ḍāḷēṃ (डाळें).—n A basket of open or loose texture (for chaff, straw-rubbish &c.) 2 Gram split through previous steeping and parching.

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daḷēṃ (दळें) [or दळहें, daḷahēṃ].—n A parcel or patch of ground; a field, or a division of a field. By some the word is understood esp. of Land on the steep slope of a hill. 2 The rope connecting the daḷakhuṇṭa & bailī of a loom.

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dālēṃ (दालें).—n A common name for the two members (bass-sounding and treble-sounding) of the sambaḷa, or of any two naubata (kettle-drums) joined together.

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dāḷēṃ (दाळें).—n Grain of Cicer arietinum &c. soaked, parched, and roughly ground. 2 A basket of open or loose texture (for chaff &c).

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

ḍāḷēṃ (डाळें).—n A basket of open or loose texture. Gram split through previous steeping and parching.

context information

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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