Dhungana, Ḍhuṅgaṇa: 2 definitions
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Dhungana 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 Dictionaryḍhuṅgaṇa (ढुंगण).—n (Formations from ḍhuṅga implying largeness, coarseness, unsightliness &c.) The buttocks or posterious: also a buttock. Pr. tōṇḍācyā bātā ḍhuṅgāḍa khāya lātā answering to kōṇhā- cēṃ tōṇḍa cālatēṃ kōṇhācā hāta. ḍhuṅgaṇāvara apaṭaṇēṃ (To fall violently upon one's bottom. ) To be imposed upon greatly or to incur great loss through folly or mistake. ḍhuṅgaṇāsa hāta pōhañcaṇēṃ Said of a child as he is growing big and manifesting independence and unruliness.
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ḍhuṅgāṇa (ढुंगाण).—n (Formations from ḍhuṅga implying largeness, coarseness, unsightliness &c.) The buttocks or posterious: also a buttock. Pr. tōṇḍācyā bātā ḍhuṅgāḍa khāya lātā answering to kōṇhā- cēṃ tōṇḍa cālatēṃ kōṇhācā hāta. ḍhuṅgaṇāvara apaṭaṇēṃ (To fall violently upon one's bottom. ) To be imposed upon greatly or to incur great loss through folly or mistake. ḍhuṅgaṇāsa hāta pōhañcaṇēṃ Said of a child as he is growing big and manifesting independence and unruliness.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishḍhuṅgaṇa (ढुंगण).—n The buttocks. ḍhuṅgacēṃ sō- ḍūna ḍōkīsa guṇḍāḷaṇēṃ To cast off shame; to glory in dishonour. ḍhuṅgaṇālā hāta pōhacaṇēṃ To become independent and unruly.
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ḍhuṅgāṇa (ढुंगाण).—n The buttocks. ḍhuṅgacēṃ sō- ḍūna ḍōkīsa guṇḍāḷaṇēṃ To cast off shame; to glory in dishonour. ḍhuṅgaṇālā hāta pōhacaṇēṃ To become independent and unruly.
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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Starts with: Dhunganamodem, Tunkanam.
Full-text: Dhunganamodem.
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