Galagala: 3 definitions

Introduction:

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 Dictionary

galagala (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-English

galagala (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.

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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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Galagala (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.

context information

Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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