Gacagaca: 2 definitions

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Gacagaca 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

gacagaca (गचगच) [or चां, cāṃ].—ad Imit. of the sound emitted on eager eating. v khā, jēva.

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gacagaca (गचगच).—f (Imit.) The sounding of bodies in mud. Hence muddiness or muckiness.

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gacāgaca (गचागच) [or चां, cāṃ].—ad Imit. of the sound of guzzling, guttling, gulping, noisy and hasty swallowing. v pi, khā, giḷa. 2 Expressive of the manner of the coming on of drowsiness; as ga0 jhōpa yētī or ḍōḷē- jhāṅkatāta. 3 It agrees with gacakaṇa-kana &c. q. v., but implies close reiteration.

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

gacagaca (गचगच) [or cāṃ, or चां].—ad Imit. of the sound emit- ted or eager eating. v khā, jēva.

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gacāgaca (गचागच) [or cāṃ, or चां].—ad Imit. of the sound of guzzling, guttling, gulping, hasty swallowing. v pi, khā, giḷa. Expressive of the manner of the coming on of drowsiness, as ग?B ḍōḷē jhākatāta.

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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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