Galagala: 3 definitions
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Galagala 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 Dictionarygalagala (गलगल).—f Clamor, uproar, outcry. 2 Confused chatter. 3 m The viscous matter obtained from certain plants (from Cordia myxa &c.) 4 Blubber.
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gaḷagaḷa (गळगळ).—ad Imit. of the sound in eager eating or drinking.
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gāḷāgāḷa (गाळागाळ).—f (gāḷaṇēṃ by redup.) Rejecting and refusing; casting out and omitting. Hence, by implication, Picking and culling.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishgalagala (गलगल).—f Clamour, uproar, outcry. Con- fused chatter. m Blubber.
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gaḷagaḷa (गळगळ).—ad Imit. of the sound in eager eating and drinking.
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gāḷāgāḷa (गाळागाळ).—f Casting out and omitting. Hence picking and cutting.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusGalagala (ಗಲಗಲ):—[noun] a loud, continuous, indistinct sound (as the incessant chattering sound made by large number of children at the same time or the one made by the bells attached to the anklets).
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Gaḷagaḷa (ಗಳಗಳ):—
1) [noun] a sound produced in swallowing morsels; 2 ) a sound imitating this.
2) [noun] the sobbing sound.
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Gaḷagāḷa (ಗಳಗಾಳ):—
1) [noun] a curved piece of wire or bone with a barbed end, for catching fish.
2) [noun] (fig.) a person or device that is deadly.
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Gaḻagaḻa (ಗೞಗೞ):—
1) [noun] a sound produced in swallowing morsels; 2 ) a sound imitating this.
2) [noun] the sobbing sound.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Gala.
Starts with: Galagalaghashi, Galagalam, Galagalane, Galagalanem, Galagalasuri, Galagalata, Galagalayati, Galagalayi, Galagalisu.
Ends with: Mogalagala.
Full-text: Galagalayati, Galagalayi, Galagana, Galagu, Galagalanem, Galagalata, Galaku, Galagalaghashi, Gini.
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