Galanem, Gaḷaṇēṃ, Galaṇeṃ: 2 definitions

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Galanem 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

gaḷaṇēṃ (गळणें).—v i (galana S) To drop; to be disengaged or detached from and fall--as fruit, flowers, plaster from a wall. 2 To leak; to run or ooze through. 3 To leak; to let through. 4 To run; to emit or let flow--a purulent sore: to flow or exude--the pus. 5 To waste away; to grow lean. 6 To fall away; to drop, sink, perish: also to disappear, vanish, cease, become extinct. Ex. sura asura taī mī baisavi vēgaḷālē || sahaja ripu tari bhāva tyācē gaḷālē; kāśīsa pannāsa asāmī jāvayāsa nighālē tyāntūna pāñca gaḷalē. 7 To be cast or rejected. Ex. sāta asāmī gēlē hōtē tīna cākarīsa rāhilē cāra gaḷalē. 8 To decrease, decline, deteriorate. 9 To fail, sink, die--courage, confidence, hope. 10 To fain, flinch, falter--a person. 11 To be omitted--a matter or point in a narration. 12 (Properly khaḷaṇēṃ) To suffer seminal emission. 13 To be torn, worn, wanting in leaves--a book. Ex. kāṃhīṃ grantha gaḷalā. 14 To melt--a metal &c. N. B. This sense belongs to the Hindustani.

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gāḷaṇēṃ (गाळणें).—v c (Active of gaḷaṇēṃ) To strain: also to sift. 2 To reject, discard, cast away, turn out. 3 To shed (tears, hairs, feathers): to drop or lay (eggs). 4 To leave out, drop, pass by, omit (persons, things, matters). 5 To purify or brighten (metal articles by fire). 6 To press or squeeze (oil-seeds, sugarcanes &c.) 7 With the word ava- sāna, To faint, falter, flinch, yield, quail. 8 P To melt, fuse, liquefy. 2 To clean out (a well, tank, aqueduct); to draw out the mud of.

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gāḷaṇēṃ (गाळणें).—n sometimes gāḷāṇēṃ n A sieve or a strainer.

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gāḷāṇēṃ (गाळाणें).—n Commonly gāḷaṇēṃ n.

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

gaḷaṇēṃ (गळणें).—v i Drop. Leak. Flow. Be omitted (in narration). Waste away, grow lean. Fall, sink–courage. Fall away, sink, perish.

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gāḷaṇēṃ (गाळणें).—v t Strain, also to sift. Reject, discard, cast away. Shed (tears, feathers). Leave out, pass by, omit. Purify or brighten (metal articles by fire). Press or squeeze (oil-seeds, sugarcanes &c). With the word avasāna To faint, falter, flinch, yield, quail. To clean out (a well &c.), to draw out the mud of. n A sieve or a strainer.

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gāḷaṇēṃ (गाळणें).—v t Twist, contort.

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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