Dhopara, Ḍhōpara, Ḍhopara: 2 definitions

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Dhopara 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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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

ḍhōpara (ढोपर) [or ढोंपर, ḍhōmpara].—n m The knee. 2 ḍhōpara is by many, esp. at Nashik, applied to the elbow-joint, shoulder-joint, middle joint of the fingers, cheekbone, and the hip, esp. in construction with the designating noun, as kōparācēṃ-khāndyācēṃ-bōṭāñcēṃ-gālāñcēṃ- kamarēcēṃ or ṭirīcēṃ-pāyācēṃ-ḍhō0. Also urācēṃ ḍhō0 The end of the breast bone.

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

ḍhōpara (ढोपर).—n m ḍhōmpā m The knee. ḍhōparā- itakā Knee-deep.

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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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